Homophobe of the Week: whipping advocate Irwandi Yusuf
Indonesian politician Irwandi Yusuf is the recipient of the Homophobe of the Week Award for deciding to continue…
Indonesia puts anti-gay bill on hold
Indonesian legislators have put on hold a bill to make both consensual gay sex and extramarital sex a…
We’re down to 74 countries where homosexuality is illegal
The total number of countries with anti-LGBT laws just dropped to 74, thanks to Trinidad’s High Court decision…
Pessimism: LGBT communities fear criminalization in Indonesia
Indonesians’ increasingly anti-LGBT attitudes have many activists worried that the country will soon pass a law criminalizing both…
U.N. official to Indonesia: Don’t outlaw gay sex
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein spoke out against “hateful” anti-LGBT rhetoric and…
Indonesia under fire for anti-LGBT raids
Anti-LGBT raids and arrests of trans women by Indonesian police have provoked widespread criticism at home and abroad.
World’s 4th-largest country seeks to block gay apps
Indonesia has asked Google to block about 70 LGBT social networking apps from being available to download in…
Revisiting horrors of 2017 in hopes of ending them
Although many parts of the world made progress toward recognition of LGBT rights during 2017, it was also…
Anti-LGBT forces wield 'traditional values' as a weapon
The concept of “traditional values” has been weaponized for use against LGBT people. “Through a persistent rhetoric, powerfully…
7 anti-LGBT purges: We can stop them?
A common thread ties together the anti-LGBT crackdowns in Egypt, Tanzania, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Indonesia and the Russian republic…