Padang Detains LGBT Couples and Performs “Exorcisms” On ThemIndonesia ExpatDecember 8, 2018December 8, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 8, 2018December 8, 20180The 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, 20180An Indonesian city plans to slap its gay and transgender residents with a Rp1 million fine for disturbing “public order”,...
Over 50 Men Attack Transgenders in BekasiIndonesia ExpatNovember 22, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 22, 20180Dozens of men attacked two waria (transgenders) in Bekasi, West Java, on Monday night. An activist who requested anonimity who...
Thousands Protest LGBT Community in BogorIndonesia ExpatNovember 12, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 12, 20180Thousands of Muslims from various organisations in Bogor city staged a protest rally against the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and...
Police Arrest 10 Women Suspected of “Being Lesbians”Indonesia ExpatNovember 6, 2018November 6, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 6, 2018November 6, 20180Police in Padang, West Sumatra arrested the 10 women after someone reported them for being LGBTI. The person saw a...
Bandung: Gay Couple Arrested for Running LGBT Facebook PageIndonesia ExpatOctober 20, 2018October 20, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 20, 2018October 20, 20180The Police have arrested a man and his partner for allegedly running a Facebook page for the gay community in...
Dozen Women Targeted in Bogor Anti-LGBT RaidIndonesia ExpatSeptember 4, 2017October 18, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 4, 2017October 18, 20170A dozen women have been arrested in an anti-LGBT raid on a Bogor home Friday night, Sept. 1, after police...
LGBT Rights Questioned in Indonesian CourtroomIndonesia ExpatAugust 24, 2016 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 24, 20162 On 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, 20230Indonesia’s sudden uproar of anti-LGBT sentiment could be a tactic used by the government to divert public attention away from...