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Scottish Episcopal Church Angers Conservative Anglicans With Embrace of Same-Sex Marriage; and more in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…n nation of 20 million, where the Orthodox Church holds considerable sway. Indonesia: International organizations call for pressure to end anti-LGBT campaign Dozens of international organizations issued a public call to the people of Indonesia and the international community to support efforts to bring an end to the anti-LGBT campaign that has been waged by political, law enforcement, and religious leaders over the past 18 months. Cayman Islands:…

2017 Around the World: Progress and Persecution For LGBT People

By Peter Montgomery

…f there’s enough solidarity to bank the win and move on to the next fight. Indonesia: Official says gay people should be ‘nurtured’ by religious groups but not accepted Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said in December that LGBT people should be “nurtured, not shunned,” but also called for “religious adherents” to reacquaint LGBT people with religious teaching, saying “there is no religion that tolerates LGBT action.” More from Hu…

Indonesian Court Rejects Religious Conservatives’ Bid To Criminalize Gay Sex; More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…he promotion of social justice within a framework of growing homohysteria. Indonesia: High Court narrowly rejects conservatives’ request to criminalize gay sex In a rare bit of good news for the country’s LGBT community, which has faced a wave of hostile rhetoric and persecution from religious and political officials, the country’s top court rejected an request by a conservative religious group to declare same-sex relations and all sex outside mar…

Religious Conservatives Mobilize Internationally Against Spanish Nondiscrimination Bill; And More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…reports on 12 women who were “evicted from their home in the conservative Indonesian province of West Java amid renewed fears of crackdown on sexual diversity.” One official told Human Rights Watch, ““It’s not acceptable to have female couples living together. Some have short hair, acting as the males. Some have long hair, acting as the females. It’s against sharia [Islamic law]. It’s obscene.” The group had been renting a shared house in the vil…

Catholic Cardinal Slams Jesuit’s Bridge-Building Book; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ople’s “sexual deviance violates… the state’s general system and decency”. Indonesia: Interview with Activist on 30th Anniverary of Human Rights Group At Huffington Post, Bob Ostertag speaks with Dede Oetomo as the LGBT rights organization Oetomo founded turns 30 amid a worsening social and political climate for LGBT people. The past year was a hard one for queers in Indonesia. A series of outrageous statements by cabinet ministers and conservativ…

Conservative French Catholics a ‘Rightwing Patriarchal Bunch’?; Indonesian Prez Decries Anti-LGBT Discrimination; Romanian Prez Warns Against ‘Religious Fanaticism’; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…lated into legal and social policy in countries such as Russia, Uganda and Indonesia, usually supported by media. In some Muslim States, actual national legislations are theocratic, resulting in severe punishments, including death. When the forces of media, State and religion combine to portray particular populations as ‘undesirable’, and public dialogues on issues of sexual and gender diversity are severely curtailed, determining the prevalence o…

Authoritarian Populism Vs Human Rights, The Campaign Against ‘Gender Ideology’ and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…sewives argued that permitting such consensual sexual activity “might turn Indonesia into an uncivilized nation.” Human Rights Watch’s 2017 World Report criticizes Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s “ failure to speak up in defense of human rights for persecuted minorities desperately in need of government support and protection.” Suriname: In spite of religious objections judge rules government must recognize trans man’s gender A judge i…

Mexico’s Religious Conservatives Seek Anti-LGBT Constitutional Amendment, LGBT Activists Defend Secular Government; Cash From Qatar Funds ‘Traditional’ Family Activism Worldwide; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…further fuel discrimination against LGBTIQ people. “During the 71 years of Indonesian independence, LGBTIQ people have never been protected nor helped in Indonesia. But we were not criminalized either,” said Abhipraya. He then pleaded with the government to help the LGBTIQ community through this hard time. “Now there is an attempt to criminalize LGBTIQ people through the Constitutional Court. I hope the government, including Pak Minister, will see…

UNESCO on Religion, Culture and SOGI in Asia; Orthodox Family Sues to Stop Cremation of Israeli Trans Woman; Struggles of Iraqi Queer Activists; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…alleviate societal and family pressure are also reportedly not uncommon in Indonesia and Mongolia. In some instances gay men and lesbians undergo ‘cooperation marriages,’ as reported in China. Oppressive family dynamics to remain gendernormative push some transgender youth to the streets to avoid violence, shame and anguish, as documented in Myanmar. In the region, and globally, personal religious beliefs and affiliation are typically seen as powe…

Conservative Bishops Headed For Synod Victory?; Indonesian Sharia Official Says Gay Caning Law Meant To ‘Safeguard Human Dignity’; Slovenian Court OK’s Referendum on Marriage Equality Law; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…Caning Law ‘To Safeguard Human Dignity’ Gay sex is not illegal in most of Indonesia, but in the Muslim-majority province of Aceh, a new law is going into effect that will punish gay people caught having sex to 100 strokes of the cane. Adulterers will face the same punishment. The rule applies to all Muslims including foreigners, provincial sharia chief Syahrizal Abbas told AFP. The regulation was passed in 2014 amid outrage from rights groups, bu…