...because it comes from their tortured heart and soul.

I don't give them excuses....and the torture, is it endo- or exogenous?

I don't think it is difficult to name non-heterosexual pop/musicians. Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys), Elton John, Andy Bell (Erasure), George Michael, Freddie Mercury (Queen) and these are just the popular ones.

But when we trace the source of their artistry and talent, can we be flippant and conclude it is their sexuality that inspires them, constructively or destructively? Of course, maybe it is not the single source. But should it be a source at all? Let's take Pete Townsend of The Who. Amazing talent. But he is into kiddie porn. So the talent comes from his tortured heart and soul? Guilt? Something don't add up rightly here.

You take this business of homosexuality. It raises tempers all over the world, and even in America. If in fact it is true -- and I have asked doctors this -- that you are genetically born a homosexual because that's the nature of the genetic random transmission of genes, you can't help it. So why should we criminalise it? But there's such a strong inhibition in all societies -- Christianity, Islam, even the Hindu, Chinese societies, and we are now confronted with a persisting aberration. But is it an aberration? It's a genetic variation. So what do we do? I think we pragmatically adjust, carry our people. Don't upset them and suddenly upset their sense of propriety and right and wrong. But at the same time let's not go around like this moral police do in Malaysia, barging into people's rooms and say 'khalwat'. That's not our business. So you have to take a practical, pragmatic approach to what I see is an inevitable force of time and circumstance.

- MM Lee


At one fell swoop, the discussion in Singapore has moved beyond "having them in civil service and publice sector" as in Goh's comments in Time magazine some years back. It is now, as said by MM, and he did ask doctors before, a question of genetics. I think once we decide on that, we can decide on a lot of things. Except the question of morality. Because there is not enough science behind it. Let's take Pete Townsend as an example again. What if one fine day, science can prove why ol' Pete is into pre-schoolers and would love to slap them silly with his gnarled and knobbly tool, possibly insert it into some orifice. It's the genes, stupid! But what if it was your son or daughter that Pete is trying to get his fingers on? Well, MM Lee said he asked the doctors, so poor Pete. Here, have my son. Hell, take my daughter too! You just love twinks don't you?

Anyway, I just wanted to show the transmorgrification of Antony. Simple as that. Not gonna go into that topic...ultimately, the powers that be has gone into some serious meetings about this and they've decided that it is a question that the society must answer for itself. It is a morality issue that the government cannot provide a compass for. And if you're gonna look for this moral compass in religion, you bigot and non-thinking self will have a lot of answers provided for you! Nice! You don't even have to ask the questions yourself because they have a FAQs sheet for you.

Ok, back to Antony. Who is super talented of course. Collaborated with Boy George and Rufus Wainwright. Queer choices. Ha.

You can see how he changed from his first album through the Mercury Prize to his second album and his current self now. So Boy George.