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 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.
'Now Indonesia Wants to Hide Its Floggings'
Confronted with international outrage over the public flogging of gay men, the Indonesian province of Aceh has moved…
LGBT repression grows in Indonesia, with 141 arrests, public caning
Indonesia has ramped up its repression of LGBT people, with a public caning yesterday in Aceh province and…
Indonesia keeps persecuting its LGBT citizens
Indonesia is continuing to persecute LGBTI people, Human Rights Watch reports. At a time when two men have…
Conservative Indonesians vs. LGBTI rights
LGBTI Indonesians often are at odds with conservative Muslims in their quest for recognition of their human rights.…
Activists to Indonesian leaders: Stifle anti-LGBT officials
Human Rights Watch is pleading for restraint and tolerance from Indonesian officials in order to protect LGBT citizens…
U.N. vs. anti-LGBTI laws; plus news in brief
In brief, here is recent news from countries with anti-LGBTI laws. These items are excerpted with slight modifications…