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Two Indonesian men caught having gay sex may be caned 100 times
Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province are facing a public caning after neighbours caught them having gay sex in their boarding house. CNN Indonesia reported that other residents caught the two men, aged 27 and 28, after the boarding house’s owner noticed one had frequent male guests to his room. Safriadi, the head of …
Indonesian police detain dozens of men in ‘gay party’ raid
Police in Indonesia detained dozens of men who attended a “gay party” in Jakarta after they raided a hotel. Jakarta police spokesperson Yusri Yunus told the Associated Press officers arrested nine people suspected of organising the party, held on Saturday. Police released forty-seven others who participated in the event. But Yunus said police will charge …
Indonesian YouTuber faces 12 years jail for sick prank
Indonesian YouTuber Ferdian Paleka and two mates last week subjected two homeless trans women and a group of homeless kids to a cruel prank by pretending to distribute charitable food packs. The packs, in fact, contained rotten food and rocks. In a since-deleted video posted to YouTube, Paleka showed his car loaded up with ‘care …
Indonesian men escape murder charges after trans woman burned to death
Two of the men in Indonesia accused of burning a transgender woman to death have been charged with aggravated assault for the horrific crime. The violence took place on April 4 after the men accused Mira of stealing a truck driver’s phone and wallet. Late last week, North Jakarta police announced they had apprehended three …
Australian advocates demand justice for slain Indonesian trans woman
Australian LGBTIQ advocates have written to Indonesian authorities to demand justice in the horrific death of a transgender woman in Jakarta. Last weekend, a mob of men doused the woman, Mira, in petrol and burned her alive. A day later, she died of her wounds in hospital. Australian Transgender Support Association Queensland (ATSAQ) and national …
Trans woman beaten and burned alive by mob in Indonesia
A 42-year-old transgender woman in Indonesia was burned alive by a mob of five people who accused her of theft, in a horrifying murder. The victim, named Mira, was accused of stealing a phone and wallet from a truck driver who had parked near her house in Cilincing, in North Jakarta, on April 4. The …
Indonesian lesbian gives passionate plea for equality
A lesbian woman in Indonesia has taken to social media to demand a Bill attacking her country’s LGBTIQ community be dropped. The new Bill, backed by some Indonesian MPs, would effectively outlaw homosexuality as “deviant” behaviour, equating it with incest and S&M sex. The law would require anyone “suffering” from such “sexual deviations” to report …
Indonesian ‘family’ bill would force gay people into rehab
A proposed “Family Resilience” law by Indonesian lawmakers targeting homosexuality and S&M sex would see “offenders” sent to state-sanctioned rehab centres. The proposed law would require anyone “suffering” from “sexual deviations” to report themselves to rehabilitation facilities for treatment. The bill lists homosexuality, incest and sadomasochistic sex as such “deviations,” defined as “urges to achieve …
Gay Indonesians face homophobic backlash after rapist’s conviction
Human rights groups have condemned a mayor in Indonesia for ordering anti-LGBTIQ raids in the wake of Indonesian-born Reynhard Sinaga’s UK rape conviction. This month, a UK court jailed the serial rapist for life after he drugged and assaulted more than 100 men. As a result, the student’s crimes have sparked a homophobic backlash in …
Authorities target Bali villas for ‘catering to gay community’
At least four villas in Bali are reportedly under investigation by disapproving Indonesian authorities for allegedly “marketing themselves specifically for the gay community”. Indonesian outlet Coconuts reported authorities were looking into one villa at the Seminyak Beach Resort. The villa marketed itself on Facebook as “Angelo Bali Gay Guesthouse” and attracted local attention for appearing …