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• 'WE LIVE HERE': FEARS TOURIST TWEETS ON GAY LIFTYLE MAY BACKFIRE ON BALI'S LGBT MUNY

'WE LIVE HERE': FEARS TOURIST TWEETS ON GAY LIFTYLE MAY BACKFIRE ON BALI'S LGBT MUNY

Although homosexualy is legal most parts of Indonia, is wily believed that the unary state of the Republic of Indonia is anti-lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT), wh ernment officials makg the four-letter acronym a toxic symbol.

In another cint, the police Indonia’s pal cy of Jakarta raid the Atlantis gym and sna arrtg about 140 mostly gay or bisexual members. But the Atlantis was more than a “gay club, ” was also a public health outreach centre—a well-known hub for HIV tn, ttg, and unsellg for mal who have sex wh mal.

” The legislatn would pel gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people to put up wh treatment at the relig-based treatment centr that would be opened across the State.

The draft laws impact the LGBT muny specifilly, as gay marriage is not legal Indonia. Also, dividuals nvicted of a public act of gay sex uld be sentenced to up to 18 months prison which uld extend up to ne years if evince of abe or vio of the act is produced. Disappotgly, most of the polil parti support the proposed legislatn prohibg homosexualy and recent years have seen a rise of hard-le, policized Islam which has moved om the edge to the centre of polics.

Lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people  Indonia face legal challeng and prejudic not experienced by non-LGBTQ rints. Tradnal Indonians disapprove of homosexualy and cross drsg, which impacts public policy.

Indonia do not have a sodomy law and Indonia do not currently crimalize private, non-mercial homosexual acts among nsentg adults, yet Indonian law do not protect LGBT muny agast discrimatn and hate crim. In early 2016, LGBT people and activists Indonia are facg fierce opposn, homophobic attacks, and hate speech, even lnched by Indonian thori. 1) Indonian ary and LGBTQ 3) Blog featurg Indonian Controversial Milary Requirements and excln of LGBTQ 4) Vio on how suici and anti-gay beliefs donia are rrelated 5) Human Rights Watch article on Indonian LGBTQ 6) Google Scholar Article on Indonian LGBTQ rights 7) Poetry on gay rights 8) Ttimony on beg gay Indonia 10) Leadg webs voted to the issue.

Homosexualy is a taboo subject Indonia, the world's most populo Mlim-majory natn, even though is not illegal except the sharia-led Aceh LGBT-related events have also been ncelled Indonia due to objectns om Islamic groups.

Numero people si the Milary were imprisoned if vigilant ught Milary members havg private, nsensual, gay sex. In rponse to the numero tweets argug that homosexualy is not a mental illns, they rpond wh: ().

In Indonia, LGBTQ+ dividuals and activists have long faced fierce opposn om policians, ernment officials and state offic, who publicly lled for the crimalizatn and rehabilatn of homosexuals.