International News A trans woman’s prison sentence for ‘insulting’ Jesus must be quashed, Amnesty International has said A trans woman’s prison sentence for ‘insulting’ Jesus must be quashed, Amnesty International has said. On 10 March, a district court in Indonesia found Ratu Thalisa, known online as Ratu Entok, guilty of spreading hate speech against Christianity. The court also ordered her to pay a fine of 100,00 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News “A horrifying act of discrimination.” Amnesty condemns authorities after two students were publicly flogged in Indonesia for having consensual same-sex relations Amnesty International has condemned government authorities after two university students were publicly flogged in the city of Banda Aceh, Indonesia for having consensual same-sex relations. One of the men was flogged 77 times while his partner received a slightly higher punishment of 82 lashes for p By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Indonesian LGBTQ+ activists targeted by conversion therapist A handful of LGBTQ+ activists in Indonesia have reported being harassed by a social media account which offered conversion therapy. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Indonesian men beaten for same-sex relations Two men in Indonesia were publicly flogged 77 times for allegedly having sex, while around 100 people witnessed the beating. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Study finds Hong Kong lacking LGBTQ+ acceptance A new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit, an economic research group, found Hong Kong is trailing behind other Asian countries in terms of LGBTQ+ acceptance in the workplace. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Indonesian military vows to remove LGBTQ+ soldiers from ranks Major general Burhan Dahlan has started a campaign to have LGBTQ+ people removed from Indonesia’s military. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Indonesian men arrested for holding ‘gay gathering’ A group of men in Kuningan, Indonesia have been arrested for hosting what police have referred to as a ‘gay party’ and nine suspected organisers have been detained. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
In The South 141 men arrested in Indonesian sauna raid On Sunday May 21 2017 at 8pm, police raided the Atlantis Gym & Sauna in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta at 8pm in the evening arresting 141 men claiming they were engaging in a “gay sex party”. Those arrested were detained by the North Jakarta District Police. Indonesia does not have laws criminalising By Besi • 1 min read
