LGBT Ban Entered Draft Criminal Code BillIndonesia ExpatMay 21, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatMay 21, 20220963Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD has stated that the prohibition of lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
Diponegoro Military Denies Mercy for LGBTQ+ TNI SoldiersIndonesia ExpatOctober 17, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 17, 2020July 9, 202101515Kodam IB Diponegoro has declared that they are to take firm action against soldiers who partake in “deviant sexual behaviour”,...
Padang Detains LGBT Couples and Performs “Exorcisms” On ThemIndonesia ExpatDecember 8, 2018December 8, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 8, 2018December 8, 201801181The city of Padang has detained 18 LGBT couples as part of a campaign to ‘cure’ LGBT people through religious...
Sumatran City to Fine LGBT Residents for “Disturbing Public Order”Indonesia ExpatNovember 30, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 30, 201801138An Indonesian city plans to slap its gay and transgender residents with a Rp1 million fine for disturbing “public order”,...
Thousands Protest LGBT Community in BogorIndonesia ExpatNovember 12, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 12, 201801812Thousands of Muslims from various organisations in Bogor city staged a protest rally against the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and...
Malaysian Leader Says Sulawesi Disaster was “Punishment from Allah” for LGBT ActivitiesIndonesia ExpatOctober 23, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 23, 20180947Malaysia’s opposition leader said Tuesday (Oct 23) that the recent quake-tsunami that killed thousands in neighbouring Indonesia was “punishment from...
Bandung: Gay Couple Arrested for Running LGBT Facebook PageIndonesia ExpatOctober 20, 2018October 20, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 20, 2018October 20, 201801681The Police have arrested a man and his partner for allegedly running a Facebook page for the gay community in...
Go-Jek Vice President’s Post Supporting LGBT Rights Gets BacklashIndonesia ExpatOctober 19, 2018October 19, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 19, 2018October 19, 201801904LGBT people in Indonesia are facing renewed pressure after a ride-sharing company’s message of support triggered an anti-gay response in...
Human Rights Watch Report Says LGBT Crackdowns Fueling HIV Crisis in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatJuly 5, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 5, 201802001A crackdown against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Indonesia is leading to a rise in HIV infections and...
Man Allegedly Kills Person Who Added Him to an LGBT WhatsApp GroupIndonesia ExpatApril 18, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatApril 18, 201801915The police have arrested a man for allegedly killing 33-year-old Ali, whose dead body was found in Waru alley in...
Indonesian City To Set Up An LGBT “taskforce”Indonesia ExpatFebruary 21, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 21, 2018November 10, 202101265(Telegraph) The Indonesian city of Depok has announced it will set up a “taskforce” to control the activities of the...
Dozen Women Targeted in Bogor Anti-LGBT RaidIndonesia ExpatSeptember 4, 2017October 18, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 4, 2017October 18, 201701392A dozen women have been arrested in an anti-LGBT raid on a Bogor home Friday night, Sept. 1, after police...
Muslim Leaders Call For Starbucks Boycott Over Pro-LGBT StanceIndonesia ExpatJuly 4, 2017November 11, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 4, 2017November 11, 20210741Some of Indonesia’s most prominent Muslim leaders have called for a boycott of US coffee chain Starbucks after becoming aware...
How Indonesia’s Hatred Towards LGBT Affects CommunitiesSharon HambaliJune 19, 2017June 19, 2017 by Sharon HambaliJune 19, 2017June 19, 201704372While Indonesia officially recognizes a number of religions and perspectives, the country is largely conservative in social values. This has...
Conservative Lawmaker: Indonesia’s LGBT Community an ‘Emergency’Indonesia ExpatMay 30, 2017November 11, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 30, 2017November 11, 202101881Following the latest high-profile crackdown on Indonesian LGBT community, leader of one of Indonesia’s most conservative parties has called for...
Indonesia to Ban LGBT Networking AppsCaranissa DjatmikoSeptember 16, 2016September 16, 2016 by Caranissa DjatmikoSeptember 16, 2016September 16, 201601116Over 80 apps and websites with LGBT-related content may soon be banned by the Indonesian government. As the Indonesian LGBT...
LGBT Rights Questioned in Indonesian CourtroomIndonesia ExpatAugust 24, 2016 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 24, 20162 746On Tuesday, Indonesia’s Constitutional Court reviewed anti-LGBT laws in its latest hearing of a lawsuit attended by a group of...
Indonesia’s Anti-LGBT Sentiments are Diverting Attention from the Problems at HandIndonesia ExpatMarch 21, 2016April 10, 2023 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 21, 2016April 10, 202301839Indonesia’s sudden uproar of anti-LGBT sentiment could be a tactic used by the government to divert public attention away from...
Indonesia Commemorates International Women’s DayIndonesia ExpatMarch 8, 2023 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 8, 20230179International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on 8th March in Indonesia, just like in many other countries around the...
Premarital Sex Punishable by A Year in Prison Under New Indonesian Criminal CodeIndonesia ExpatNovember 27, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 27, 202202479The Draft Criminal Law Code (RKUHP), which includes regulations on sex and living arrangements outside of marriage, will soon be...
How to get deported from BaliIndonesia ExpatAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 17, 2022August 17, 202203187Getting a deportation stamp in your passport shouldn’t be on anyone’s travel bucket list. However, there are plenty of people...