Ben Murtagh, "Istana kentikan": the first Indonian gay movie, South East Asia Rearch, Vol. 14, No. 2, SPECIAL ISSUE: SOUTH EAST ASIA ON SCREEN (JULY 2006), pp. 211-230
Contents:
- 'WE LIVE HERE': FEARS TOURIST TWEETS ON GAY LIFTYLE MAY BACKFIRE ON BALI'S LGBT MUNY
- GAY BALI
- JAKARTA GAY BARS & CLUBS
- INTERVIEW WH GAY COUPLE IS DELETED AFTER BACKLASH INDONIA
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
'WE LIVE HERE': FEARS TOURIST TWEETS ON GAY LIFTYLE MAY BACKFIRE ON BALI'S LGBT MUNY
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All members of the gay muny should be able to travel where they want and enjoy the experienc Indonia has to give, but ’s important to be aware of the suatn before travelg.
The Legal Suatn In Gay Indonia. As stands, same-sex sexual activy is still legal most provc although there is a strong movement to crimalize gay sex and is currently beg discsed ernment. An anti-pornography law that also forbids sex parti and ‘viant sexual acts’ are often over-broadly terpreted and ed to target LGBT people; this is ed as the exce behd the growg number of police raids on meetg pots for the Indonian gay muny.
Islamic anizatns have put a lot of prsure on the ernment to crack down on the gay populatn, and sce 2016 there has been a rise anti-LGBT rhetoric g om policians and public figur, as policians try to e moral issu to w vot. Tradnally Indonian society, there was a fair amount of tolerance towards gay people, provid they stayed discreet and quiet about their private liv. A lot of the gay scene happened unrground, and gay upl would rarely be publilly livg together or a relatnship.
GAY BALI
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There have been creasg numbers of police raids and asslts on the gay muny, forcg the closure of gay bars and clubs (outsi of Bali). In 2017 Jakarta’s last remag gay club closed down. Over time, however, as the public discsn around homosexualy has bee more ght and there have been high-profile sndals volvg celebri and homosexual misnduct, the natnal broadstg missn troduced a policy banng programm om portrayg LGBT behavr as ‘normal.
Intertgly, transgenr inty is somethg that has tradnally been more accepted than gay, lbian and bisexual inty Indonia.
Waria (men born wh the souls of women) lived openly daily life and are a varied group: cross-drsers, transsexuals, drag queens and effemate gay men. So What Do This Mean For Gay Travelers?
JAKARTA GAY BARS & CLUBS
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However, while homosexualy might not technilly be illegal, but is a volatile suatn at the moment, one which foreigners will not necsarily be exempt om, so safety and nstant awarens will be ccial. Plac To Go In Gay Indonia.
As mentned above, sharia law erns the provce Aceh and the cy of Palembang South Sumatra, where homosexualy has been ma illegal.
INTERVIEW WH GAY COUPLE IS DELETED AFTER BACKLASH INDONIA
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Here LGBT travelers n fd a relatively flourishg gay scene, wh plenty of gay-iendly acmodatn, bars, and clubs, particularly Semyak the south of the island.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
The Gili Islands between Bali and Lombok are as ee as Bali, though; the three ty piec of paradise are somewhere gay travelers n feel fortable lettg their guard down a ltle, although they are far ls hedonistic than Bali. Acmodatn In Gay Indonia.
Unsurprisgly, gay-iendly hotels are not somethg to expect while travelg Indonia.
However, ’s unlikely that gay travelers will experience any downright rejectn if they are booked at ternatnal, upsle hotels. Activi In Gay Indonia.