LGBT & Same-Sex Marriage

June 2022

News/Indonesia
Suara Jabar – June 1, 2022

Andi Ahmad S – The regent of Cianjur in West Java, Herman Suherman, claims to have received data on exactly which state civil servants (ASN) within the Cianjur regency government have deviant sexual relationships or like the same sex.

May 2022

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Viva – May 30, 2022

Police have broken up a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) party at a futsal ground in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar.

The party was broken up because police said that the event titled Rundown Play Dancer K-Pop or Mister Makassar did not have a permit.

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CNN Indonesia – May 24, 2022

Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III member Arsul Sani from the Islamic based United Development Party (PPP) has confirmed that the Draft Criminal Code (RKUHP) will not criminalise Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) groups.

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Detik.com – May 22, 2022

Jakarta – A rainbow flag was flown alongside the Union Jack at the British Embassy in Jakarta on May 17. A number of groups subsequently criticised the flying of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) flag.

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CNN Indonesia – May 11, 2022

Jakarta – The National Alliance for Criminal Code Reform is demanding transparency from the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) on articles in the Draft Criminal Code (RKUHP) which regulate offences related to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) practices.

April 2022

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – April 17, 2022

Jakarta – The International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID) is asking the Bogor Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) and the city's mayor to review Bogor Bylaw Number 10/2021 on the Prevention and Handling of Deviant Sexual Behaviour.

January 2022

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – January 11, 2022

Jakarta – A member of the Islamic based Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) faction in the House of Representatives (DPR), Sukamta, touched on a speech by Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Chairperson Megawati Sukarnoputri during an interruption at a DPR plenary meeting opening the third sitting period for 2021-2022.