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Lambda Indonesia
Lambda Indonesia was the first openly gay association in Indonesia and Asia focused on LGBTQ rights in Indonesia. History The association was founded on March 1, 1982, in Surakarta, Central Java, by three gay men, including Dede Oetomo, after they had communicated with 200 gay men from around Indonesia for almost a year. Although intended primarily for gay men, a small number of its members were lesbians. Their inclusion began when Oetomo sent a letter reacting to correspondence in ''Tempo'' magazine from Saskia Wieringa, Marianne Katoppo, Marianne Kotoppo, Julia Suryakusuma, and Toeti Heraty. These letters were themselves a response to the poor reception of an initial letter by Wieringa, which had defended the Jossie and Bonnie, marriage of Jossie and Bonnie. Oetomo said he hoped they would share membership forms with their lesbian friends. However, after a year, a few lesbian members, including Gayatri and Syarifah Sabaroedin, left the organization because they felt their issue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBTQ Rights In Indonesia
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Indonesia face legal challenges and prejudices not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Traditional mores, social norms disapprove of homosexuality and gender transition, gender transitioning, which impacts public policy. Indonesian same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for any of the legal protections available to Heterosexuality, opposite-sex married couples. Most parts of Indonesia do not have a sodomy law, and the country does not currently prohibit non-commercial, private and consensual sexual activity between members of the same-sex, yet there is no specific Indonesian law that protects the LGBT community against discrimination and hate crimes. In Aceh, homosexuality is LGBT rights in Aceh, illegal under Islamic Sharia law and it is punishable by flogging or imprisonment. Indonesia does not recognize same-sex marriage. In July 2015, the Ministry of Religious Affairs (Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
