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Transgender Catholics in Indonesia love Pope Francis for his message of tolerance
His acolytes turned out for the pontiff on an official four-day visit.
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Indonesia may soon ban LGBTQ+ media & investigative journalism
The draconian legislation would prohibit displays of “negative behavior or lifestyles that potentially harm the public.”
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These 5 Asian countries are ready for same-sex marriage right now
Views on marriage equality differ across Asia, but most countries are getting on board.
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Coldplay concert in Indonesia protested by hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ Muslims
Protesters clashed with police and accused the band of being “LGBT propagandists.”
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Malaysia cancels music festival after Matty Healy from The 1975 kisses a man on stage
“I do not see the point of inviting The 1975 to a country and then telling us who we can have sex with.”
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Queer Indonesians can’t celebrate Pride in public. But they’re still doing it behind closed doors
The anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment in the country is so strong that queer people don’t feel safe celebrating Pride out in the open. But they still find ways.
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Indonesian soldiers jailed for having gay sex as anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown continues
The ruling said that it was even more inappropriate for soldiers to be gay because they “should be an example for the people.”
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Indonesia passes law that could land unmarried & gay tourists in jail for having sex
The new law will ban sex outside of marriage and violators face up to a year in prison.
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A dean in Indonesia berated a nonbinary student. It sparked a national conversation on gender
LGBTQ issues are becoming talked about more often in Indonesia. So we talked to people inside the country to see where things stand currently.
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Transgender man on his honeymoon dies under suspicious circumstances
He was detained by customs officials upon his arrival in Indonesia and never saw his spouse again.
