▁and ▁Singapore ' s ▁Amb assador - at - Lar ge . ▁Chan ▁def ended ▁Section ▁ 3 7 7 A ▁of ▁the ▁Singapore an ▁Pen al ▁Code , ▁a ▁law ▁forb idd ing ▁sod omy , ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Council ' s ▁Universal ▁Period ic ▁Review ▁in ▁Gene va ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁February , ▁The ▁Oct ant ▁published ▁an ▁op - ed ▁by ▁Nik ▁Car ver hill ▁that ▁called ▁on ▁Chan ▁to ▁either ▁take ▁a ▁stand ▁against ▁Section ▁ 3 7 7 A ▁or ▁rel in qu ish ▁her ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁gover ning ▁board . ▁The ▁article ▁received ▁coverage ▁in ▁the ▁Singapore an ▁press . ▁In ▁response , ▁Chan ▁attended ▁a ▁closed ▁door ▁dialog ue ▁in ▁March , ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁Y ale - N US ▁Student ▁Government ▁and ▁The ▁G ▁Sp ot , ▁a ▁gender ▁and ▁sexual ity ▁al liance ▁on ▁campus , ▁to ▁discuss ▁Singapore ' s ▁approach ▁to ▁human - right s . ▁ 8 7 % ▁of ▁students ▁survey ed ▁by ▁The ▁Oct ant ▁said ▁that ▁ ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁think ▁Chan ▁should ▁res ign , ▁although ▁ 6 2 % ▁of ▁respond ents ▁supported ▁the ▁dialog ue . ▁Chan ▁remains ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Y ale - N US ▁gover ning ▁board . ▁ ▁Re ports ▁in ▁the ▁Chron icle ▁of ▁High er ▁Education , ▁Times ▁High er ▁Education , ▁Bar ron ’ s ▁Magazine ▁and ▁Harvard ▁Magazine ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁college , ▁which ▁started ▁classes ▁in