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	LGBT advocacy &quot;remains a socially divisive issue&quot; in Singapore, the Singapore Police Force said in response to the application to hold the Pink Run on 16 August.</div>
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	The application was &quot;rejected in the interest of public order,&quot; said a police statement, quoted on the organisers&#39; Facebook page.</div>
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	The statement suggested an alternative venue for the event at Speakers&#39; Corner, in a small park in the centre of Singapore where protest events can be held without a permit.</div>
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	&quot;It is disappointing but what I am more concerned about was the response that was given and how the police has framed advocacy as socially divisive,&quot; said organiser Nicholas Deroose.</div>
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	&quot;We just wanted to go out for a run; we were not planning to upset public order.&quot;&nbsp;</div>
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	This is the second time LGBT advocates have tried to organise the Pink Run. The first attempt seven years ago was also aborted after organisers were told on the day that they were contravening the Miscellaneous Offences Act.</div>
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	DPA</div>

Singapore LGBT run cancelled after police cite `public order' risk

Singapore - Organizers of a run for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Singapore cancelled the event Thursday after police rejected their application for a permit.