Singapore activists appeal court ruling on gay sex ban

Three Singapore campaigners launched an appeal Monday against a court’s decision to uphold a law banning sex between men, the latest effort to overturn the colonial-era legislation.A holdover from British rule of the city state, the law is rarely enforced but activists say it still jars with the affluent country’s increasingly modern and vibrant culture.Others, however, argue that Singapore remains conservative at heart, and is not ready for change, while officials also believe most would not…