Posts with tag: LGBT rights

The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission: policing masculinity

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The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) issued a circular in February preventing television stations from broadcasting programs depicting "feminine" men. Hani Yulindrasari writes that not only does this circular ignore the reality of gender diversity in Indonesia but also contributes to a potentially damaging and toxic version of masculinity.

Q&A: Dede Oetomo on the LGBT panic

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Indonesia has seen a sustained attack on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community over the past two months, triggered by comments made by the minister of higher education, research and technology, Muhammad Nasir. Indonesia at Melbourne spoke to the godfather of gay activism in Indonesia, Dede Oetomo, about the moral panic gripping the nation.

LGBT Indonesians on campus: too hot to handle

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Last weekend, the minister of higher education, research and technology stated that he would ban LGBT Indonesians from all universities in the country. Although he has attempted to qualify this statement, Hendri Yulius describes how the incident is part of a trend of increasing restrictions on the discussion of LGBT issues in Indonesian universities.

Regulating the bedroom: sex in Aceh's criminal code

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Late last month, Aceh began enforcing its Shari'a Criminal Code, the Qanun Jinayat. Why are legislators so obsessed with regulating sex? And does the code make it an offence to be gay or lesbian in the province, as many media outlets have suggested? Hendri Yulius takes a close look at the Qanun Jinayat.

Sexuality, censorship and dangdut

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A gay web series last week provoked the ire of at least one lawmaker, who called for it to be blocked and its makers dealt with in the courts. As Hendri Yulius writes, the episode was just another example of the government's double standard in its approach to issues of sexuality.

Same-sex marriage in Indonesia

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The US Supreme Court's ruling on marriage equality has provoked strong reactions in Indonesia. As Hendri Yulius writes, the response to one pop star's support for the decision helps to explain what it means to be Indonesian.

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