Cancelled in Jakarta, ASEAN LGBT Gathering Relocated for Safety ReasonsIndonesia ExpatJuly 13, 2023 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 13, 20230The agenda for a gathering of ASEAN Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) activists in Jakarta has been cancelled after...
LGBT Ban Entered Draft Criminal Code BillIndonesia ExpatMay 21, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatMay 21, 20220Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD has stated that the prohibition of lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
European Union External Action Service Comments on Six Caned in AcehIndonesia ExpatFebruary 2, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 2, 2021July 9, 20210The European Union External Action Service spokesperson has commented on Indonesia regarding the caning of six people in Aceh on...
Diponegoro Military Denies Mercy for LGBTQ+ TNI SoldiersIndonesia ExpatOctober 17, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 17, 2020July 9, 20210Kodam IB Diponegoro has declared that they are to take firm action against soldiers who partake in “deviant sexual behaviour”,...
Government Inspect The Indicated Gay Villas in BaliIndonesia ExpatJanuary 14, 2020January 14, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 14, 2020January 14, 20200The Balinese government are inspecting villas which are believed to be providing special services for homosexual people in Drona street,...
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...
Go-Jek Vice President’s Post Supporting LGBT Rights Gets BacklashIndonesia ExpatOctober 19, 2018October 19, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 19, 2018October 19, 20180LGBT people in Indonesia are facing renewed pressure after a ride-sharing company’s message of support triggered an anti-gay response in...
Bali Beauty Pageant Promoting Equality, HIV Education Forced to CancelIndonesia ExpatOctober 16, 2018October 16, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 16, 2018October 16, 20180A Bali beauty pageant promoting HIV education and equality has been called off after mounting pressure from hardline anti-LGBT groups....
Man Allegedly Kills Person Who Added Him to an LGBT WhatsApp GroupIndonesia ExpatApril 18, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatApril 18, 20180The police have arrested a man for allegedly killing 33-year-old Ali, whose dead body was found in Waru alley in...
Four Men Face 100 Lashes in Aceh For Alleged Gay SexIndonesia ExpatApril 4, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatApril 4, 20180Rights activists called on Tuesday for Aceh province to release four people detained on suspicion of having homosexual sex, amid...
Indonesian City To Set Up An LGBT “taskforce”Indonesia ExpatFebruary 21, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 21, 2018November 10, 20210(Telegraph) The Indonesian city of Depok has announced it will set up a “taskforce” to control the activities of the...
51 Men Arrested in Police Gay Spa Raid in JakartaSania RasyidOctober 9, 2017October 9, 2017 by Sania RasyidOctober 9, 2017October 9, 20170Up 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, 20170Lawmakers in Indonesia are considering banning LGBTQ characters from national television shows in yet another effort to clamp down on...
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...
Aceh Canings To Be Conducted In PrivateIndonesia ExpatJuly 14, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 14, 20170Public caning punishments in the North Sumatra province of Aceh, which practices Sharia law, has long been controversial courting international...
Muslim Leaders Call For Starbucks Boycott Over Pro-LGBT StanceIndonesia ExpatJuly 4, 2017November 11, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 4, 2017November 11, 20210Some of Indonesia’s most prominent Muslim leaders have called for a boycott of US coffee chain Starbucks after becoming aware...