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Public caning of a gay couple -- a sharia court's punishment for their homosexual activity -- was carried out May 23 outside a mosque in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia.
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Indonesian police escort several of the 141 people arrested in the May 22 raid. (Photo courtesy of Inquirer News)
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Indonesian police escort several of the 141 people arrested in the May 22 raid. (Photo courtesy of Inquirer News)
LGBT repression grows in Indonesia, with 141 arrests, public caning
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This month's Sri Lankan press conference on Queer Liberation presented a trans-inclusive gender balance -- four women and four men -- all sitting in front of the banner stating "Equality for all Sri Lankans" in Sinhalese, Tamil and English. (Photo courtesy of Samabima)
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