Under The Angsana Tree: Follow the rainbow: LKY’s grandson weds in South Africa

Rainbow spotted at Cape Town after the wedding of Li Huanwu & Heng Yirui

In a speech in 1996, then Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) urged young Singaporeans to go out into the world and seize opportunities. He said, “There is a glorious rainbow that beckons those with a spirit of adventure”.

“To the young and not-too-old I say, look at the horizon, find the rainbow, go ride it”.

More than two decades later, Mr Lee’s own grandson Li Huanwu is has actually ‘followed that rainbow’ as he tied the knot with his boyfriend Yirui Heng in Cape Town, South Africa this weekend where same-sex marriage was legalised in 2006.

In fact, Mr Li posted on his Facebook page a photo of a rainbow he spotted on the horizon just after his wedding with the hashtag #followthatrainbow – perhaps it was the providential rainbow that LKY mentioned all those years ago.

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Lovely rainbow over Cape Town after our wedding. #followthatrainbow #🌈

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Follow that Rainbow

Lovely rainbow over Cape Town after our wedding.

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National University of Singapore March 23, 2016

"There is a glorious rainbow that beckons those with a spirit of adventure…. To the young and not too old, I say, look at the horizon, find that rainbow, go ride it." - LKY

Remembering Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founding Prime Minister, our Honorary Graduate and illustrious alumnus.

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The Wit and Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew Quotes

“There is a glorious rainbow that beckons those with the spirit of adventure. And there are rich findings at the end of that rainbow. To the young and the not too old, I say look at the horizon, find that rainbow, go ride it. Not all will be rich; quite a few will find a vein of gold; but all who pursue that rainbow will have a joyous and exhilarating ride and some profit.”

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Lamborghini Singapore March 29, 2015

"There’s a glorious rainbow that beckons those with the spirit of adventure. And there are rich findings at the end of the rainbow. To the young and to the not-so-old, I say, look at that horizon, follow that rainbow, go ride it.” Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

Lamborghini Singapore joins all Singaporeans in remembering former Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Thank you for everything.

#RIPLKY #RememberingLeeKuanYew

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Lee Hsien Yang’s son Li Huanwu and husband Heng Yirui reinvent #AsianValues with their respective families in newly released wedding photograph

A photograph featuring Li Huanwu – one of the grandsons of Singapore’s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew – and his husband Heng Yirui in the company of their respective families at their wedding recently has surfaced online.

The photo, attributed to the couple, was posted on the Dear Straight People and Pink Dot SG Facebook pages on Tue evening (28 May).

The release of the photograph saw an outpouring of congratulatory messages and affirmative comments from netizens in awe of the warmth shown by the families of the two men.

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Lee Hsien Yang, Lee Suet Fern and Li Shengwu were in attendance at Li Huanwu’s wedding

It has just been revealed on social media that founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s grandson Li Huanwu’s wedding was attended by his immediate family, including his father Lee Hsien Yang, mother Lee Suet Fern, elder brother Li Shengwu and younger brother Li Shaowu.

Huanwu, who is also current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s nephew, married his longtime boyfriend Heng Yirui in an intimate ceremony in South Africa, last Friday (24 May). Facebook page ‘Dear Straight People’ revealed this afternoon (28 May) that the immediate families of both men were present at the wedding.

Sharing a photo of the newly married couple and their families, supplied by Huanwu, the page said: “It’s incredibly heartening to see the families of Li Huanwu (the grandson of Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew) and his partner Heng Yirui, attend their wedding in South Africa! #LoveWins”

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Mainstream media steers clear of reporting on Li Huanwu’s wedding

Mainstream media publications like Singapore Press Holdings’ Straits Times and Mediacorp’s TODAY and Channel NewsAsia appear to have steered clear of reporting on Li Huanwu’s wedding, despite being the top mainstream sources of news.

Huanwu’s marriage was newsworthy for two main reasons – one, because he is the grandson of the late Lee Kuan Yew; and two, because his marriage to a man occurred even as a law penalising acts of “gross indecency” between men continues to be retained in the Singapore penal code and carries a maximum penalty of a two-year jail term.

The Straits Times, Channel NewsAsia and TODAY have not reported on the wedding, or on the fact that the Lees were in attendance at the wedding, nor did they report on Lee Hsien Yang’s comment that he believes his father would have been thrilled to know of the marriage.

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It's incredibly heartening to see the families of Li Huanwu (the grandson of Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew) and his partner Heng Yirui, attend their wedding in South Africa! #LoveWins

Photo credit: Li Huanwu

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Lee Hsien Yang’s 2nd son, Li Huanwu, marries boyfriend in South Africa

South Africa legalised same-sex marriage in 2006

The grandson of Lee Kuan Yew and second son of Lee Hsien Yang, Li Huanwu, has married his boyfriend Heng Yirui in South Africa.

The announcement was made by Heng via Instagram on May 24, with the location tagged at Cape Town and the following caption:

“Today I marry my soul mate. Looking forward to a lifetime of moments like this with @hero.unit”

Li and Heng had previously appeared in a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)-themed photography campaign called Out in Singapore in July 2018.

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Chinese social media users cheer them on

A grandson of Singapore’s late founding father Lee Kuan Yew revealed on Friday he had married his boyfriend in South Africa, prompting a flurry of mostly positive reactions in his country, where male homosexuality is banned, and around the region.

Li Huanwu, the second son of Lee Hsien Yang, was seen with his partner Heng Yirui in an Instagram post the latter shared online on Friday with a caption that read: “Today I marry my soulmate. Looking forward to a lifetime of moments like this with [Huanwu].” The picture showed both in matching white shirts and khaki trousers at a game reserve in Cape Town. “I’ll echo my comment I made to Pink Dot – today would have been unimaginable to us growing up. We are overjoyed to share this occasion in the glowing company of friends and family,” Li told the South China Morning Post.

Li’s father, Lee Hsien Yang, is himself the second and youngest son of the elder Lee, who died in March 2015. Asked about his son’s nuptials, Lee told the Post : “I believe my father would have been thrilled to know this.”

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Lee Hsien Yang on son’s wedding to boyfriend “I believe my father would have been thrilled to know this”

Singapore, along with the rest of the world, found out over social media on the afternoon of Friday (May 25) about the wedding of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s nephew Li Huanwu to his boyfriend Heng Yirui at a reserve in Cape Town, South Africa, where same-sex marriages were legalised in 2006.

When the South China Morning Post (SCMP) asked Li Huanwu’s father Lee Hsien Yang — the younger brother of PM Lee and second son of Singapore’s founding PM Lee Kuan Yew — about his son’s wedding, Lee Hsien Yang replied,

“I BELIEVE MY FATHER WOULD HAVE BEEN THRILLED TO KNOW THIS.”

As for Mr Li, he told SCMP, “I’ll echo my comment I made to Pink Dot – today would have been unimaginable to us growing up. We are overjoyed to share this occasion in the glowing company of friends and family.”

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Lee Hsien Yang's son Li Huanwu marries male partner in South Africa

The grandson of the late Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, Li Huanwu, married his male "soul mate" in Cape Town, South Africa.

This was revealed by Li's partner, Heng Yirui, who made the announcement on his personal Instagram account on Friday (24 May).

"Today I marry my soul mate. Looking forward to a lifetime of moments like this with (Huanwu)," said Heng in his post.

The couple also sent photos of their wedding to Pink Dot Singapore, a non-profit movement against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) discrimination.

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Today would have been unimaginable to us growing up. We are overjoyed to share this occasion in the glowing company of friends and family.” - Newlyweds Li Huanwu & Heng Yirui in a statement to Pink Dot SG. 🎊•

The grandson of Lee Kuan Yew and second son of Lee Hsien Yang, Li Huanwu, has married his partner Heng Yirui in South Africa. Congratulations to husbands Huanwu and Yirui 🌈! •

📷 provided by Heng Yirui and Li Huanwu. #lovewins

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Li Huanwu, grandson of Lee Kuan Yew, marries male partner in South Africa

Li Huanwu, the grandson of the late Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, is marrying his male partner in South Africa on Friday (24 May)

Li, a vice-president of a tech company, is the second son of Lee Hsien Yang, who is the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Heng is a veterinarian.

The couple also sent photos of their wedding to Pink Dot Singapore, who posted them on its Instagram page.

“Today would have been unimaginable to us growing up. We are overjoyed to share this occasion in the glowing company of friends and family,” they said in a statement to Pink Dot Singapore.

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Lee Hsien Yang’s son Li Huanwu & boyfriend Heng Yirui in South Africa

Congratulations are in order for Li Huanwu, the nephew of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and his boyfriend Heng Yirui, who were married in South Africa today, May 24.

In an Instagram post put up in the late afternoon, Dr Heng wrote, “Today I marry my soul mate. Looking forward to a lifetime of moments like this with @hero.unit” In the photo, there’s an elephant standing in the background and Dr Heng tagged the location of the photo as Cape Town.

In June of last year, Mr Li came out publicly as a member of the LGBT community when he and Dr Heng were featured in the campaign called Out in Singapore, whose goal was to encourage acceptance and support for “LGBTQ persons who wish to come out to family, friends, and peers in the community.”

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hengyirui Cape Town, Western Cape

hengyirui Today I marry my soul mate. Looking forward to a lifetime of moments like this with @hero.unit

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Li Huanwu is with Heng Yirui at Mana Pools National Park. 16 hrs