Indonesia's Fragile LGBT Population Threatened By National Actions

Indonesia's Fragile LGBT Population Threatened By National Actions
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JAKARTA, Indonesia First, a senior Indonesian government minister called for a ban on gay groups on university campuses. Another official pressured smartphone instant-messaging services to drop gay- and lesbian-themed emoji, prompting one company to comply.

Then, the nation’s broadcast regulator and its child welfare agency teamed up to urge an end to programming “advocating” gay and related concerns, in part because of an ostensible rash of cross-dressing among boys.

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