Indonesia

Demographics

Estimated Total Population:

267 million

World Bank, 2018

Estimated SGM Population:

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Estimated Total SGM Adult Population:

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Estimated % of SGM Adults (18+):

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LGBTQ+ communities in Indonesia, a staunchly religious Muslim majority country, are viewed as a moral threat and are condemned by religion, societal norms, and –increasingly—the law. Lawmakers in Indonesia are “pushing legislation that would force LGBTQ people into government-sanctioned rehabilitation centers to ‘cure’ them of their sexual orientation or gender identity”(Lang, 2020).The nation is also using a “pornography law to target LGBTQ people, instituting public humiliation as a ritual punishment.”(Perez-Solero, 2019)

Indonesia's Laws and Policies from ILGA World Report (2019)

RECOGNITION
Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
No
Civil Unions
No
Joint Adoption
No
Second Parent Adoption
No
PROTECTION
Employment Nondiscrimination Laws
No
Broad Protections
No
Criminalization of Violence
No
Ban of Conversion Therapy
No
CRIMINALIZATION
Consensual Same-Sex Acts are Legal?
Yes
Gender
Does Not Apply
Max Penalty (Yrs in Prison)
Does Not Apply

Selected Published Studies, Reports, and Other Documents

Balgos, B., Gaillard, J.C., Sanz, K.(2012) The warias of Indonesia in disaster risk reduction: the case of the 2010 Mt Merapi eruption in Indonesia, Gender & Development, 20:2, 337-348, DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2012.687218

Boellstorff, T. (2004) The emergence of political homophobia in Indonesia: masculinity and national belonging, Ethnos, 69:4, 465-486, DOI: 10.1080/0014184042000302308

Boellstorff, T. (2005). Between religion and desire: BeingMuslim and gay in Indonesia. American Anthropologist, 107(4), 575-585. https://anthrosource-onlinelibrary-wiley-com.proxy.lib.duke.edu/doi/epdf/10.1525/aa.2005.107.4.575

Cho, C., "Indonesia’s “Fresh Meat”: LGBTQ Activism Amid Political Homophobia and Transphobia" (2019). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 3170. https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/3170

Utama, L. T. (2017). Mental Health Issues of LGBTI People in Indonesia: Determinants and Interventions. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b465/a34bcd44feb50de0b6e8587f2ec47b3df8b6.pdf

Victoryna, F., Yona, S., & Waluyo, A. (2019). The relationship between stigma, family acceptance, peer support and stress level among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia. Enfermería Clínica, 29, 219-222. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1130862119301214