Transgender Women Forced to Look and Act Like Men by Authorities in AcehSania RasyidJanuary 30, 2018 by Sania RasyidJanuary 30, 201801412 A group of transgender women in Aceh had their hair forcibly cut by the local police, who also made them...
Court Rejects Bid to Criminalize Gay and Extramarital Sex Despite Split Judges DecisionSania RasyidDecember 15, 2017 by Sania RasyidDecember 15, 20170946 A panel of Constitutional Court judges was split in its ruling on a judicial review seeking to outlaw gay and...
51 Men Arrested in Police Gay Spa Raid in JakartaSania RasyidOctober 9, 2017October 9, 2017 by Sania RasyidOctober 9, 2017October 9, 201701604 Up to 51 men have been arrested by the police in a raid on a “gay spa” in North Jakarta...
Indonesian Lawmakers Mulling Over Ban on Gay TV CharactersSania RasyidOctober 5, 2017October 6, 2017 by Sania RasyidOctober 5, 2017October 6, 201701165 Lawmakers in Indonesia are considering banning LGBTQ characters from national television shows in yet another effort to clamp down on...
Indonesia Rebuffs UN Recommendation to Stop Death PenaltyIndonesia ExpatSeptember 26, 2017September 26, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 26, 2017September 26, 20170609 Indonesia has rejected a United Nations call to abolish the death penalty, which was one of 225 recommendations made by...
Social Media Giants Face Extinction Under Anti-Extremism PushIndonesia ExpatJuly 17, 2017November 11, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 17, 2017November 11, 20210824 The government has tipped an outright ban on social media networks as part of a crackdown on radicalisation and communications...
Aceh Canings To Be Conducted In PrivateIndonesia ExpatJuly 14, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 14, 201701153 Public caning punishments in the North Sumatra province of Aceh, which practices Sharia law, has long been controversial courting international...
Fighting Religious Intolerance with ?Punk Muslim?Caranissa DjatmikoApril 26, 2017 by Caranissa DjatmikoApril 26, 201702811 A new generation of Indonesian Punk Muslims might give conservatives a slap in the face, but some think they are...
Opinion: Eradicating Poverty by Improving EducationStephanie WoodsFebruary 28, 2017 by Stephanie WoodsFebruary 28, 201703120 Indonesia is the largest Southeast Asian economy with a GDP of 4.8 percent of real growth for the months of...
Is Indonesia Experiencing A Diversity Crisis?Caranissa DjatmikoJanuary 17, 2017January 18, 2017 by Caranissa DjatmikoJanuary 17, 2017January 18, 201702984 A diversity crisis might be heading to Indonesia as many locals begin to plead for the reestablishment of racial and...
Local Trans Women Redefine the Notion of Beauty in a ?Secret Pageant?Caranissa DjatmikoNovember 16, 2016November 16, 2016 by Caranissa DjatmikoNovember 16, 2016November 16, 201601035 LGBT community and activists continue to challenge status quo by secretly organizing a national beauty pageant in Jakarta, while successfully...
The TV SetSimonJune 14, 2016 by SimonJune 14, 201602040 Transgenderism has been hitting the global headlines of late, and Indonesia is a nation with its own cross-dressing traditions. Whilst...
Government Hopes More Foreign Students Will Study at Indonesian UniversitiesEnricko LukmanMarch 7, 2016 by Enricko LukmanMarch 7, 201603432 While education quality remains a problem in Indonesia, the government just made it easier for foreign students to enrol in...
The Straight and NarrowSimonFebruary 23, 2016 by SimonFebruary 23, 201611219 The neologistic acronym LGBT has been hitting Indonesian headlines this month, as the nation continues its ill-advised trudge towards good-time,...
Swipe All My Tears AwaySimonFebruary 9, 2016 by SimonFebruary 9, 20160896 Internet dating has seemingly got the whole world by the proverbial short and curlies, and Indonesia is no exception. Sites...
Children of Srikandi: The First Indonesian Documentary about Queer WomenJeff HuttonMay 21, 2012September 6, 2017 by Jeff HuttonMay 21, 2012September 6, 201702373 Published first on Latitudes.nu For the first time in the history of Indonesian cinema, queer female filmmakers are breaking the...