How Indonesia’s Hatred Towards LGBT Affects Communities
While Indonesia officially recognizes a number of religions and perspectives, the country is largely conservative in social values. This has...
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Conservative Lawmaker: Indonesia’s LGBT Community an “Emergency”
Following the latest high-profile crackdown on Indonesian LGBT community, leader of one of Indonesia?s most conservative parties has called for...
The Government’ Ban on Gay Hookup Sites
With a newly minted degree in business administration and a year of Mandarin study under his belt, Wandi, 24, was...
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...
Indonesia to Ban LGBT Networking Apps
Over 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 Courtroom
On Tuesday, Indonesia’s Constitutional Court reviewed anti-LGBT laws in its latest hearing of a lawsuit attended by a group of...
The TV Set
Transgenderism has been hitting the global headlines of late, and Indonesia is a nation with its own cross-dressing traditions. Whilst...
Indonesia’s Anti-LGBT Sentiments are Diverting Attention from the Problems at Hand
Indonesia’s sudden uproar of anti-LGBT sentiment could be a tactic used by the government to divert public attention away from...
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,...