Activists Voice Concerns Over Proposed Legislation on Extramarital Relations
A proposed rule is being drafted in parliament banning all consensual sex outside of marriage. Human rights activists are declaring...
Transgender Women Forced to Look and Act Like Men by Authorities in Aceh
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 Decision
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 Jakarta
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 Characters
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 Penalty
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 Push
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 Private
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?
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 Education
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?
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’
LGBT community and activists continue to challenge status quo by secretly organizing a national beauty pageant in Jakarta, while successfully...
The TV Set
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 Universities
While education quality remains a problem in Indonesia, the government just made it easier for foreign students to enrol in...
The Straight and Narrow
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 Away
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 Women
Published first on Latitudes.nu For the first time in the history of Indonesian cinema, queer female filmmakers are breaking the...