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Indonesian police set up task force to hunt down gays
Police on Sunday detained 141 men including four foreigners in a raid on a gay gym and sauna.
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Gay men caned dozens of times in front of a cheering crowd in Indonesia
The men were convicted of sodomy after vigilantes barged into an apartment and filmed them naked in bed.
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Indonesia steps up its crackdown on gays with massive raid
141 men arrested at a sauna were photographed and the pictures publicized — and not all of them were out.
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Shariah court sentences gay lovers to public caning
One of the men wept as his sentence was read out and pleaded for leniency.
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100 lashes for men caught having gay sex in Indonesia
Morality offenses in this province are punishable by up to 100 lashes.
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Secret pageant defies Islamic hardliners by crowning Indonesia Miss Transgender
Organizers asked those present not to post anything on social media during the contest for fear of discovery and violence.
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Virulent anti-gay remarks test Indonesia’s moderate image
Gays are a contagion, declares the banner in bold red and black lettering that hangs on the sidewalk of a bustling neighborhood in Indonesia’s capital.
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Banned: TV in Indonesia can no longer portray drag queens or ‘effeminate’ men
“Airing this content thus can encourage children to learn and/or justify inappropriate behavior.”
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Instant noodles and baby formula ‘make people gay’
Indonesian mayor Arief R Wismansyahe also asserted, “God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Asep.”
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Indonesia warns messaging apps to drop same-sex emoticons
“Social media must respect the culture and local wisdom of the country where they have large numbers of users,” a government official said.