Shannon Power – Indonesia faced up to intense scrutiny from its fellow United Nations member states.

Shannon Power – A police raid of a party in Indonesia last week that resulted in the detention of 14 allegedly gay men, eight of which were arrested on anti-pornography laws threatens LGBTI rights

New York – An Indonesian police raid targeting gay men in Surabaya, Indonesia, on April 30, 2017, threatens the rights of the country's already beleaguered lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (

Josh Jackman – Eight men have been arrested for holding a "gay party" in Indonesia.

Indonesian police have arrested eight men for allegedly holding a "gay party" in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, police said Monday.

Jakarta – A decision by Andalas University in Padang, West Sumatra, not to let lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) students enrol has triggered controversy online.

Shannon Power – A rising political star in Indonesia has said he does not want LGBTI people flaunting their lives on social.

Adam Harvey, Indonesia – Indonesian officials, clerics and even government ministers regularly launch verbal assaults on the nation's transgender community.

Adam Harvey, Indonesia – A video recording of Indonesian vigilantes detaining two young gay men captures them kicking, slapping and insulting the pair, shortly before they are turned over to the pr

Two Indonesians are to go on trial in an Islamic court for having gay sex and could receive 100 strokes of the cane if found guilty, officials in the conservative province of Aceh said, sparking ca

New York – Indonesian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release two men detained in Aceh province under a local ordinance that criminalizes homosexuality, Human Rights Watch said t

Banda Aceh, Indonesia – Two men in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province each face up to 100 strokes of the cane after neighbors reported them to Islamic religious police for having gay sex.

Shannon Power – Two men were arrested in the Indonesian province of Aceh under the accusation they were gay and in a relationship.

Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has lambasted the Aceh administration's Islamic criminal code bylaw, or Qanun Jinayat, saying it could potentially provoke discrimination

Shannon Power – Discrimination against LGBTI people has cost Indonesia billions of dollars.

Joseph Patrick McCormick – The French President has been urged to push Indonesia on LGBT+ rights, as he is set to arrive there this week.

In its struggle to confront LGBT identities, the Indonesian state is now making its citizens more open to them.

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – A few nights ago Sudarsa received a text message from his ex-boyfriend Hendro. "I can't sleep because I'm missing you," it read.

Apriadi Gunawan, Tanjungbalai – Police are investigating the case of two female Indonesian migrant workers who managed to officially marry each other after returning from Malaysia.

Kyle Knight – Indonesian police are once again helping carry out the anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) agenda of militant Islamists.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Institute Foundation (YLBHI), 15 Legal Aid Institutes (LBH) and the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) issued statements over the we

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Following a protest from a Muslim group, the South Sulawesi Police have banned a Bugis sports and cultural event involving waria (transgendered people) and bissu (a gend

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The media has failed to meet its obligation to educate the public on homosexuality by not being objective and independent in reporting about the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi

Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – The year 2016 seems to have provided a helping hand for the increasing discrimination against Indonesia's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

In Indonesia the State has shown its fierce opposition to homosexuality.

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Syamsul Huda M.Suhari and Haeril Halim, Gorontalo/Jakarta – State University of Gorontalo (UNG) Rector Syamsu Qamar Badu decided on Thursday to take stern measures against lesbian, gay, bisexual an

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government's attempts to deny the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the country with the world's largest Muslim population h

Kyle Knight – The Indonesian government has done it again.

The Indonesian government has posted an advert for a new youth ambassador position that orders members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community not to apply.

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