LGBT rights - Indonesia at Melbourne

Shinta Ratri, champion of inclusive theology, dies at 60

The prominent leader of an Islamic school for trans women died on 1 February.

Dorce Gamalama: an accidental role model for gender and sexual minorities in Indonesia

Dorce Gamalama might have never described herself an activist, but she still made a major contribution to public awareness of gender and sexuality issues in Indonesia.

Talking Indonesia: transgender women and public space

Gender, Human Rights, Talking Indonesia

How have transgender women navigated public life in the world’s largest Muslim society? In Talking Indonesia this week, Dr Annisa Beta discusses how transgender women have negotiated citizenship and belonging in postcolonial Indonesia with Dr Benjamin Hegarty.

Best of 2020

Analysis

Indonesia at Melbourne will again be taking a break over the Christmas and New Year period. Here we list the most popular articles and podcast episodes, plus a few of our favourites, from 2020. We look forward to seeing you again when we return in January.

Community responses to HIV during the Covid-19 pandemic

Gender, Public health

Amalia Handayani, Benjamin Hegarty, Ignatius Praptoraharjo and Sandeep Nanwani write that HIV outreach workers have had to dramatically alter their work practices in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Use of the term LGBT in Indonesia and its real-world consequences

Human Rights, Linguistics, Media

Before 2016, the term ‘LGBT’ was rarely used in Indonesia. Associate Professor Michael Ewing looks at how the media is using and interpreting this foreign term and the implications for queer Indonesians.

Talking Indonesia: LGBT inclusion and access

Gender, Public health, Society, Talking Indonesia

What are the barriers for LGBT Indonesians to access basic services, including health care, and what are the implications if they are left behind? Dr Jemma Purdey chats to Ignatius Praptoraharjo in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.

Talking Indonesia: persecuted minorities

Gender, Human Rights, Society, Talking Indonesia

What have been the main advances in the rights of sexual and gender minorities since 1998? What are the main threats to these gains, and where are they coming from? Dr Jemma Purdey chats to Dede Oetomo in the latest episode of the Talking Indonesia podcast.

Talking Indonesia: Norman Erikson Pasaribu on literature and diversity

Arts, Society, Talking Indonesia

The global profile of Indonesian literature has grown rapidly over recent years. In Talking Indonesia, Dr Jemma Purdey chats to poet Norman Erikson Pasaribu, whose book, 'Sergius Seeks Bacchus', has just been released in Australia.

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