Another PAP MP who arrived separately, Mr Derrick Goh, also said he was attending Pink Dot to support his friends.
Two Workers’ Party MPs, Mr Louis Chua and Ms Hu Ting Ru, were at the event in their capacity as parliamentarians.
Non-Constituency MP Hazel Poa, who was representing the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), said that she and a few PSP members were there to better understand the difference the 377A repeal has made to the community and what other challenges remain post-repeal.
“I would like to hear from organisations, from activists who are dealing with this on a regular basis, to get a better understanding first,” said Ms Poa, who reiterated that PSP’s position on the issue that the definition of marriage should be decided by a referendum.
When asked if she will be raising such issues in parliament, she said that the party was still “at the information gathering stage”.
Not all participants were optimistic about the prospect of more change coming, with one telling CNA that this could be the last Pink Dot she would be attending.
Ms Rachel Ng, 32, who was there with her partner Rosalind Ng and their friends, said discussions around the 377A repeal made it clear it was not likely that same-sex marriage would be possible in Singapore anytime soon.
“My partner and I, we’ve been looking forward to getting married, possibly in Singapore … we know that there’s not much of a chance for us in Singapore so … this may even be our last Pink Dot because we are looking to migrate to Australia where it may be a more … welcoming place for LGBT couples like us,” said Ms Ng.