Sexual Identity

Young Indonesian lesbians struggle with the pressure to marry

Rather than being merely the result of religious extremism, recent cases of moral outrage point to a wide range of current political and social problems

LGBT communities use social media to organise despite threats of violence

Celebrity gossip shows denigrate homosexuality, but at least they talk about it

Recent attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender meetings reveal the growing influence of Islamist groups and highlight unequal protection of citizenship rights

Photo-essay: Yogya’s community protests against the Pornography Bill

Men who have sex with men in urban Papua.

An Indonesian film breaks new ground on the subject of teenage sexuality

Young Indonesians are using an alternative film festival to promote awareness of sexual diversity

Modern gay men in Indonesia learn to live alongside traditional concepts of homosexuality. DEDE OETOMO explains.

Indonesia’s transgendered community is raising its profile.

The waria community in this East Javanese city are out in the open, but misunderstanding and prejudice are still widespread.

Lesbians want to be themselves

Popular with sailors and miners, but not necessarily with their women

The government works with waria in South Sulawesi

A novel by a Yogyakarta writer breaks new ground in discussing sexuality

Djenar Maesa Ayu – one of Indonesia’s exciting new female authors

No longer misfits, but far from gender warriors

Inequities in service availability affect access and use of HIV-related health care among transgender people