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	Archie: The Married Life Volume Three, part of a five-book series, features a gay character who gets married.</div>
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	The volume was banned by Singapore&#39;s Media Development Authority (MDA), according to the Independent Singapore, a news website.</div>
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	&quot;We regret that Archie: The Married Life is deemed to breach the content guidelines for imported publications, and removed from sale by notice of MDA. We are not able to sell this title,&quot; a spokesperson for Kinokuniya, a major bookseller in Singapore, told the Independent.</div>
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	There was no official statement by the MDA to explain its decision, the Independent reported.</div>
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	According to the content guidelines for imported publications set by the MDA, publications that &quot;encourage, promote or glamourise sexually permissive and alternative lifestyles and deviant sexual practices are generally not allowed.&quot;</div>
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	DPA</div>

Singapore bans Archie comic book for depiction of homosexuality

Singapore - An Archie comic book was banned in Singapore for its depiction of a gay character, local media reported Wednesday.