Two men suspected of having a gay sex are canned in Aceh, the only Indonesian province with strict Sharia laws

Jordan Hirst – Human rights groups have slammed a conservative province in Indonesia for publicly flogging two men convicted of having consensual gay sex in a "horrifying act of discrim

Agus Rahmat, Banda Aceh – A gay couple who were caught in a boarding house by local residents were sentenced to caning at the Sari Park in the Acehnese provincial capital of Banda Aceh

Responding to the flogging of two university students in Indonesia's Aceh province for having consensual same-sex sexual relations, Amnesty International Deputy Regional Director Montse

Taufik Kelana, Banda Aceh – Two men were publicly caned in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province on Thursday after being convicted of engaging in same-sex relations under the province's strict Isla

Banda Aceh – Two men were publicly flogged in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Thursday after they were found guilty of sexual relations by a court operating under strict Islam

Two male university students in a conservative province in Indonesia have been sentenced to flogging after neighbours caught them having consensual gay sex.

Banda Aceh – A gay couple with the initials AI and DA, who were caught having sex in a raid by local residents at a boarding houses in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, have been sentenced to

Jordan Hirst – Police in Indonesia have arrested 56 men at a private event in a Jakarta hotel which police described as a "gay sex party."

Responding to the recent raid, arrest, and detention of dozens of LGBTI people in a hotel in Jakarta, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

Jakarta – The Adolescent, Child and Women's Sub-Directorate of the Metro Jaya Regional Police General Crimes Detectives Directorate (Subdit Renakta Ditreskrimum) raided a gay sex party

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Police raided a gay party held at a hotel in the Kuningan area of South Jakarta on Saturday, detaining 56 individuals.

Banda Aceh – The prosecution in a case of a gay couple caught having sex at a boarding house in Syiah Kuala district, Banda Aceh city, has demanded that the pair be sentenced to 100 las

Taufik Kelana, Banda Aceh – Two university students from Banda Aceh in Aceh Province were caught by residents engaging in a same-sex relationship in a rented room and are now undergoing

Agus Setyadi, Jogja – Two men in the Acehnese provincial capital of Banda Aceh were caught having sexual relations after local residents broke into their boarding house room.

Jakarta – Police are still investigating alleged lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activities in the Permata Hijau area of North Grogol Village, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakar

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – The Bunker Bar, located in the Permata Hijau shopping district in South Jakarta's Kebayoran Lama area, has been permanently closed following a New Year's Eve r

Jakarta – The West Sumatra (Sumbar) Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) is currently studying a plan to draft a regional regulation (Perda) to eradicate social diseases in the Mina

Novie Fauziah, Jakarta – Transgender celebrity Lucinta Luna stated that she will embrace her male identity when performing the Umrah pilgrimage in Mecca, acknowledging her biological se

Johnny Johan Sompotan, Jakarta – Transgender influencer Isa Zega has addressed accusations of religious blasphemy stemming from their Umrah pilgrimage, a controversy that has sparked de

Johnny Johan Sompotan, Jakarta – Instagram influencer Isa Zega, popularly known as Mami Online, is accused of violating Islamic teachings by wearing female clothing and performing the U

Zunita Putri, Jakarta – Transwoman and celebrity Isa Zega has caused a stir on social media after she performed the Umrah pilgrimage (a smaller version of the haj pilgrimage to Mecca) w

Pope Francis' embrace of transgender Catholics has extended from the Vatican around the world to Indonesia, where he's on a four-day official visit to the Southeast Asian island nation.

Jakarta – A Regional Representatives Council (DPD) member form Aceh, Sudirman Haji Uma, has written to Jakarta Metro Jaya Regional Police Chief (Kapolda) Inspector General Karyoto reque

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has called on the police to launch a criminal investigation into a recent beauty pageant for transgender women held at a Jakar

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – The chairperson of the Indonesian Ulema Council's (MUI) division for proselytising and fraternal affairs, KH M Cholil Nafis, believes that the contestants who to

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Jakarta police have addressed the controversy surrounding a transgender beauty pageant held recently at a hotel in Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta, after it garne

Zul Akhyar, Banda Aceh – The Ulama Consultative Assembly (MPU) in Indonesia's northern-most province of Aceh has strongly condemned the Miss Beauty Star Indonesia 2024 transgender beaut

Saskia E Wieringa – Despite a long history of acceptance of trans and same-sex practices, homosexuality in Indonesia is currently framed as deriving from the West, and as alien to the c

Sheena Suparman, Jakarta – Throughout the world, the month of June is now a time to recognize and support the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community.

Aryo Putranto Saptohutomo, Jakarta – The Draft Broadcasting Bill (RUU Penyiaran) will prohibit Subscription-Based Broadcasting Institutions (LPB) from distributing content that endanger

Joya Patiha, a 43-year-old Indonesian transgender woman, first started to notice that changing weather patterns in the mountain-ringed city of Bandung were affecting her income as a sex

Novie Fauziah, Jakarta – Indonesian celebrity and designer Ivan Gunawan, popularly known as Igun, has made a comeback to Indonesia for a fresh television endeavor, undeterred by recent

Jordyn Beazley and Luca Ittimani – Natalino Guterres likens getting the chance to march down Oxford Street in pure queer pride to the feeling he had when he was 12 and Timor-Leste achie

Harry Hadley – Since 2016 Selamat Datang has fostered safe environments for LGBTQIA+ Indonesians to meet in Sydney as well as providing them visibility through its entries in the Sydney

Ashlynn Hannah, Jakarta – Ivan Gunawan, a well-known entertainment TV host, recently lost his job following a reprimand from the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) for being deeme

Yosef Riadi and Leo Galuh, Jakarta – At 53, Mak Luke, a transgender woman, will go to the polls for the first time when Indonesia holds an election on Feb.

Yosef Riadi and Leo Galuh, Jakarta – At 53, Mak Luke, a transgender woman, will go to the polls for the first time when Indonesia holds an election on February 14, after finally obtaini

Lintang Budiyanti P, Resinta Sulistiyandari, Jakarta – An official at the Ministry of Health denies circulating information that Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes can cause humans to become

Zahra Matarani, Jakarta – Deep in the slums of Jakarta, a transgender community is using fashion to raise awareness about their lives and the environment in this densely populated, poll

Shinta Maharani, Tempo.co, Jakarta – A researcher from Human Rights Watch Andreas Harsono claimed that the circular letter of the Dean of Engineering Faculty of Universitas Gadja

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Abdullah Faqih – The British rock band Coldplay is gearing up for their inaugural concert in Jakarta, Indonesia, scheduled for November 15, 2023.

Jakarta – There are increasing anti-LGBT opinions voiced in several regions. This is a wicked tactic from politicians blindly seeking popularity.

Maroosha Muzaffar – A Coldplay concert in Indonesia on Wednesday was marred by violent clashes between riot police and conservative Muslims, who protested the band's support for the LGB

Jakarta – Hundreds of conservative Muslims protested outside Coldplay's first ever gig in Indonesia on Wednesday, clashing with police and booing concertgoers over the band's support fo

Ruth Chai – Anti-LGBT protesters in Jakarta gathered outside Coldplay's first-ever concert in Indonesia on Wednesday (Nov.

Nuri Yatul Hikmah, Jakarta – Ahead of a concert by British band Coldplay in Jakarta, a clash broke out between police and protesters from the 1511 Anti-LGBT National Movement (Geranati

Savero Ariestio Wienanto, Jakarta – A number of people gathered in front of the British Embassy in Jakarta to protest Coldplay's arrival in Indonesia.

Tina Susilawati – Protesters from the Anti-LGBT National Movement (Geranati LGBT) went to the British Embassy in Jakarta on Friday November 10 to convey their opposition to a concert by