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, by BILLSON Chantelle
Indonesia’s parliament is proposing revisions to a broadcast law that would ban investigative journalism and LGBTQ+ content.
The latest revision to the 2002 legislation, first discussed in 2020, aims to ban displaying LGBTQ+ or “negative behaviour or lifestyles that potentially harm the (…)
, by KAMPHUIS Kirsten
A colonial record’s hint at a forbidden lesbian relationship is a reminder of the potential for historical research to uncover queer life in Indonesia’s past and present
For historians of gender and sexuality, sources about queer history are often elusive. This is even more so in the context (…)
, by SUSILAWATI Tina
Protesters from the Anti-LGBT National Movement (Geranati LGBT) went to the British Embassy in Jakarta on Friday November 10 to convey their opposition to a concert by British band Coldplay.
The demonstrators gave speeches rejecting the planned Coldplay concert in Indonesia because they say (…)
, by GRAHAM DAVIES Sharyn
“In 2008, Indonesia passed the Pornography Law, which interprets being transgender as obscene. Since 2016, the hard line against gender and sexual diversity has become tougher. Many in Indonesia want to see harsher penalties not only around same-sex sexuality but any form of sexual activity (…)
, by CNN Indonesia
Jakarta — House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III member Arsul Sani from the Islamic based United Development Party (PPP) has confirmed that the Draft Criminal Code (RKUHP) will not criminalise Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) groups.
According to Sani, the RKUHP will only (…)
, by LANG Nico
The “Family Resilience Bill" would force lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people into treatment to “cure” their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Lawmakers in Indonesia are pushing legislation that would force LGBTQ people into government-sanctioned rehabilitation centers to “cure” (…)
, by BHASKAR Gabriela, EINBINDER Nicole
They met, fell in love, and were nearly torn apart in a country where LGBTQ people are increasingly persecuted.
Nadia and Rana in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 2018. (Gabriela Bhaskar)
When Nadia met Rana at a 7-Eleven in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, it was love at first sight.
Nadia, (…)
, by MCDERMID Charles
A wave of arrests, state-sanctioned discrimination and public hostility has struck terror into the gay community. Rights groups and LGBTI activists now warn that the situation could deteriorate even further ahead of national elections in April.
Amanda, who identifies as bisexual, whispers (…)
, by LIBERTI Pasti
LGBT rights rally in Jakarta (Matamata Politik)
Pasti Liberti, Jakarta – We’ll just call him Teguh, who along with Hartoyo and his friends are active with Suara Kita (Our Voice), an organisation fighting against discrimination and for the rights of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (…)
, by IBNU AQIL A. Muh.
Dozens of men attacked two waria (transgender people) in Bekasi, West Java, on Monday night.
An activist who requested anonimity who knew the victims well said one of them had just arrived at the scene at around midnight for a gathering with fellow transgender people, while the other victim (…)
, by CNN Indonesia
Jakarta — The Cianjur regency government has asked all regency mosques to present sermons on the dangers of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) and HIV/AIDS at Friday prayers this October 19.
The instruction by the regency government to all sub-district heads was contained in Cianjur (…)
, by CNN Indonesia
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — The Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) has responded positively to the call by the Cianjur regency government for mosques to give sermons at Friday prayers on the dangers of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT).
The MUI believes that the call is appropriate (…)
, by GLAUERT Rik
A charming mini-documentary shows one transgender man in Indonesia’s spiritual journey.
God’s Best Script was produced by Yayasan Gaya Nusantra. The Indonesia-based NGO shot Vincent Santosa’s journey as part of its Mainstreaming Sexuality Project.
The project introduces diverse genders and (…)
, by BARKER Anne
Transgender women in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province are losing their jobs and incomes in the wake of police raids that saw several beauty salons shut down.
Several salons in northern Aceh remain closed more than a month after the raids, and some trans women who worked there have fled (…)
, by AFP
The incident happened amid a crackdown on the LGBT community in the Muslim nation.
Indonesian police forcibly cut the hair of a group of transgender women and made them wear “male” clothing, authorities have said, amid a crackdown on the LGBT community in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority (…)
The majority of Indonesian people still perceive the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community negatively, but many of them believe its members deserve to live in Indonesia, says a study released on Thursday.
The survey, commissioned by Jakarta-based pollster Saiful Mujani (…)
, by Jakarta Post, NZ Herald, Press Agencies
New police taskforce to target Indonesian gays
Reuters - May 24, 2017
Tom Allard and Stefanno Reinard, Jakarta — Police in Indonesia’s most populous province plan to deploy a taskforce to investigate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activity, a move likely to fuel concerns of a (…)
, by AFP
Hundreds packed mosque’s courtyard to witness the canings in Aceh, the only province in Indonesia to practise sharia law.
Two Indonesian men were caned on Tuesday in front of a jeering crowd as a punishment for gay sex, in a first for the Muslim-majority country where there is mounting (…)
, par LAMB Kate
LGBT groups say the gay community in Jakarta has been subject to an unprecedented wave of discrimination and attacks.
Indonesian police have arrested more than 100 men in a weekend raid on a gay sauna in the capital Jakarta, a day before two men are to be publicly flogged for having same sex (…)
, by SMITH Nicola
Landmark court case this week is likely to determine the success or failure of draft laws currently before parliament.
Chi Chia-wei will find out on Wednesday if his decades long fight to make Taiwan the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage has been a success.
Chi, 59, a (…)
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