Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The Joko "Jokowi" Widodo administration continues to issue policies aimed at denying the existence of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the

Lita Aruperes, Manado – The debate on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights is still being conducted in the negative terms of deviancy and community norms, an activist has said.

Hendri Yulius – Police jumped on the bandwagon of hate directed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) Indonesians last week, following allegations of the misuse of gay social networking app

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In what can be seen as another attack on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in Indonesia, the government has decided to ban apps designed for

Jakarta – Following findings by the National Police that some applications widely used by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community have been used by pedophiles to prey on the nat

Jakarta – In a move that may curtail the rights of the country's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, the government says it is considering banning applications widely used by t

Jayapura, Jubi – Chairman of the Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association Jayapura Municipality, Agus Fauzi, said the number of LGBT in Papua is continuously growing each year.

Indonesian government officials made a series of anti-LGBT comments, resulting in proposals of laws which pose a serious threat to the rights and safety of LGBT Indonesians.

Samantha Hawley, Indonesia – A peak human rights group has accused the Indonesian Government of fuelling a campaign of hate against the LGBT community.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Politicians might employ propaganda maligning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to gain support from intolerant groups in the upcoming regional

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has not responded to an urgent call to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, Kyle Knight, a researcher at rights

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government encouraged an unprecedented attack against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in early 2016, violating the minority group's secur

There is "no room" for the gay community in Indonesia, the president's spokesman has said, as a new report criticised officials for an unprecedented series of LGBT attacks.

Indonesia is in the midst of a government-incited meltdown about LGBT rights. In January, the country's high education minister said he wanted to ban LGBT student groups from university campuses.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government stoked an unprecedented attack on the security and rights of sexual and gender minorities in early 2016, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Jakarta – Negative sentiment toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) people has grown, with government officials showing greater tendency to stigmatize the group, according to LGBT act

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A legal attempt by a group of conservative academics to criminalize any sexual relations outside marriage has sparked concern about a serious breach of civil liberties

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – With negative public sentiment toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) reaching an all-time high, the anti-LGBT movement in the country is seeking to crim

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is the minority group most disliked by Muslim people in Indonesia, according to a survey conducted by the I

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – As the House of Representatives screens 27 candidates for leadership positions at the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI), it remains to be seen whether the ne

Jakarta – Rights activists have slammed the government for voting against a resolution by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) aimed at curbing violence based on sexual orientation and gender identi

Jakarta – Aside from suffering from discrimination and public harassment, transgender women also face bullying when filing police reports, leaving them even more socially excluded and skeptical abo

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Civil society groups have united against sexual violence and are urging the government to prioritize the bill on the elimination of sexual violence this year.

Venidora Oliveira – Members of the national police force (PNTL) are receiving training to help them better protect and recognize the presence of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) commun

Ika Krismantari – Raising the topic of homosexuality in the theater may be a risky move for a director working in a conservative religious society like Indonesia.

Erika Anindita Dewi – The Islamic United Development Party (PPP) will submit a bill on the anti-propaganda of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) content to the House of Representati

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) strongly condemns recent and ongoing attacks against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people in Indonesia.

Emerlynne Gil – Southeast Asian governments are increasingly restricting the work of human rights defenders, misusing a variety of laws supposedly aimed at defending "national security" or counteri

Benjamin Hegarty and Ferdiansyah Thajib – In late January a support group for those that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) at the University of Indonesia became

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government will summon psychiatrist Fidiansjah for his recent controversial remarks on LGBT people, in which he labeled homosexuality and bisexuality mental disord

Hotli Simanjuntak and Ahmad Junaidi, Banda Aceh/Jakarta – Bieureun regency in Aceh has banned the employment of openly transgender people at beauty parlors, expressing concern about the influence o

Jakarta – Police have put a stop to a same-sex wedding ceremony between two local men from Kepil, Wonosobo regency, Central Java.

Jamison Liang & IA – More than a decade of homophobic local bylaws has seen a marginalised community made more vulnerable.

Jakarta – Ulemas in the West Aceh regency say there is no place for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the area and are threatening to cane those committing such activities as

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Indonesia has appealed to Australia to accept more refugees stranded in Indonesia ahead of a regional forum to combat people smuggling in Bali next week.

Jakarta – Mounting public debate over lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) protections, some of which is based on unclear arguments, has highlighted Indonesian people's poor understanding

Jakarta – The country's second-largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, said on Thursday it would not issue any edict condemning members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) commu

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Al Fatah Pesantren Waria, an Islamic boarding school for transgendered people, has decided to continue its operations at another place following the forced closure of

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – A fisherman who helped return six Bangladeshis to Indonesia said he felt deceived by Australian authorities and would not have taken the men if he had kno

Parliamentary proposal latest attack on gay rights

Jakarta – LGBT rights organization Arus Pelangi questioned on Sunday the government's plan to ban websites containing education and information about the minority group.

Viriya Paramita Singgih, Jakarta – The People's Conscience Party (Hanura) has called for a specific law against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to curb their

Jakarta – Apparently under pressure to take preventive measures against the spread of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) propaganda through the internet, the Communications and Informati

Jakarta – More politicians have spoken out against the spread of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) movement, but have warned people not to commit any violence and discrimination.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said homosexuality was an illness and therefore Islamic leaders should not provoke Muslims to expel lesbian, g

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has been criticized for issuing a circular to broadcasting institutions prohibiting the appearance of "feminine men

Jakarta – A lawmaker from the House of Representatives' Commission I overseeing defense and foreign affairs, Tubagus Hasanuddin, said the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission's (KPI) policy to ban TV

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Al Fatah Islamic School for transgender people in Yogyakarta has ceased all activity and its owners and students are keeping a low profile after the school was shut d

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Michael Neilson, Jakarta – On the University of Indonesia campus in Depok, south of Jakarta, there is a group that gets together twice a month over a "pot-luck" dinner to discuss topics generally c