Oogachaga

30/09/2025

🇸🇬 🟪 Calling residents in the northeast, including Sengkang & Punggol! Oogachaga goes to the heartlands, with a booth at the community launch of the Allkin Integrated Service Centre at block 193 Rivervale Drive in Sengkang. Come say hello!

⛅️Saturday, 4 October 2025
⏱ 8.30am to 2pm
📍Blk 193, Rivervale Drive, S 540193

This local community event is held to mark World Mental Health Awareness Month in October.

23/09/2025

💗💜💙Today, 23 September, is Celebrate Bis*xuality Day!💗💜💙

This day was first observed in 1999 at the ILGA World Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has since been annually celebrated to recognise and celebrate bis*xual folks and communities.

To our bi+ family, today and every day of the year, we celebrate you 💗💜💙

🔥PS. HOT TIP: Please do not refer to your bis*xual friends as 50% straight and 50% gay — they are 100% bi!

10/09/2025

10 September is World Su***de Prevention Day.

🌐 It's a day designated by the International Association for Su***de Prevention and the World Health Organisation to raise awareness and promote efforts around su***de prevention around the world.

🇸🇬In Singapore, we believe that su***de prevention is everybody's business.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ At Oogachaga, we believe that despite the LGBTQ+community being disproportionately impacted by su***de, we, too, have a part to play.

For more information about su***de prevention, visit Samaritans of Singapore Limited (SOS) and International Association for Su***de Prevention.

05/09/2025

🫶🏾💰 Happy International Day of Charity! 5 September 2025 🩵🩷🤍🖤🤎❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Today, we mark the International Day of Charity and celebrate the power of giving and generosity.

At Oogachaga, we are extremely grateful to the many donors, supporters and allies who help us continue our work in supporting and affirming LGBTQ+ individuals, couples and families in Singapore since 1999.

Your acts of charity matter to us!

As a registered charity, Oogachaga Community Services Ltd does not pay any corporate or income tax, and we welcome donations of any amount from individuals, businesses and organisations.

👉🏾 You can scan the PayNow QR code to make a donation, click on our website, or contact us directly for further queries.

🌐 https://oogachaga.com/donate

💌 contact@oogachaga.com

Please note: As we are not an Institution of Public Character (IPC), we are only able to issue a donation receipt upon request, but not a tax deductible receipt.

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29/08/2025

🇸🇬🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ CNA reported that the proportion of people in Singapore who think gay s*x and marriage are wrong has fallen over the past decade, according to an Institute of Policy Studies - IPS study published on Thursday (Aug 28).

Between 2013 and 2024, those who disapprove of gay s*x fell by about 27 percentage points, while those who disapprove of gay marriage dropped by around 23 percentage points.

SOME GAY ACTS MORE ACCEPTABLE THAN OTHERS
The researchers found a hierarchy of acceptance on same-s*x issues that persisted across time.

Gay s*x attracted the most disapproval, followed by gay marriage, surrogacy or ART by gay couples and lastly, gay adoption.

Notably, the gap between gay marriage and gay adoption narrowed from around 12 percentage points in 2013 to about 5 percentage points in 2024.

"This indicates growing alignment in how respondents evaluate relationship recognition versus parenting pathways," said the study.

Slightly over half of the respondents in the survey view gay s*x and gay marriage as wrong.

21/08/2025

🇸🇬 On this day 3 years ago, then Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced at the National Day Rally 2022 that the government would repeal section 377A of the Penal Code in parliament, effectively decriminalising same s*x intimacy between consenting adult men in private and in public.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ This announcement came after more than 15 years of advocacy, parliamentary petitions, constitutional challenges & numerous community efforts.

Oogachaga was represented at the event by executive director Leow Yangfa, who was then invited to speak to the media in response to the PM's announcement.

How has your life changed in Singapore since then? For better, or worse, or no change at all?




Credit: Mothership screenshot

19/08/2025

🇸🇬🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️We are very sorry and sad to hear that The Projector has closed. Over the years, they have been extremely supportive of our various community events, including hosting fundraisers & other events. On behalf of all our staff, volunteers, friends, families, & supporters, thank you so much for being an inclusive space for all! Oogachaga 🩷🩵🤍🖤🤎❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

15/08/2025

🇸🇬 [Appeal for participants] An interesting piece of research led by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), to look at emerging and unconventional patterns of household formation in Singapore.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ By definition, this would also include LGBTQ+ families, and also households of q***r singles coming together to live in "families of choice" instead of family of origin.

https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/ips/research/managing-diversities/emerging-patterns-of-household-formation-in-singapore

09/08/2025

🇸🇬 HAPPY NATIONAL DAY! 🇸🇬 As we celebrate 60 years as an independent nation, may we all continue working together as one nation to build a safer, more affirming Singapore for us all. Majulah Singapura!

07/08/2025

❤️ COMMITMENT

🧡 CONFIDENTIALITY

💛 COMMUNITY

💚 COMPASSION

💙 CONTRIBUTION

💜 CARE

Do all these matter to you?

🇸🇬🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ If they do, then apply to become a WhatsApp volunteer to support & affirm Singapore's LGBTQ+ community.

[https://oogachaga.com/volunteer]

27/07/2025

🇸🇬🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD OOGACHAGA AS THE NEXT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR?

Oogachaga is Singapore’s most established LGBTQ+ charity, supporting and affirming le***an, gay, bis*xual, transgender, q***r, questioning and gender-diverse (LGBTQ+) individuals, couples, and their families since 1999.

As we look to the future, we are seeking a passionate and visionary Executive Director to lead us into our next chapter of growth and impact.

Would you like to step into these shoes and lead the organisation as the next Executive Director? If your answer is YES, then we invite you to apply!

Click here for details of the position's roles and responsibilities, as well as the online application form: [https://oogachaga.com/executive-director-2025]

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23/07/2025

🇸🇬🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Oogachaga Volunteer Recruitment

📲 We are recruiting volunteers for our WhatsApp support service.

👉🏾 Click for details of how to apply: [https://oogachaga.com/volunteer]
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