January 6, 2019

What was the relationship between government policies and public perceptions of condom use in Singapore during the 1970s through the 1990s? Did you know that in the 1970s, officials in Singapore considered selling contraceptives in slot machines to make them more easily available? Learn about Singapore’s condom debates in ‘The state in sexual life: Public perceptions of condom use in Singapore, 1970–1990’ (South East Asia Research, 2018), by Ying-kit Chan, who completed his BA and MA in Chinese Studies at NUS and is now with Princeton University’s Department of East Asian Studies.

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