Society

Allies in Java
LGBT activists are working with religious allies and others to promote faith-based tolerance
Mobilisasi rasa takut
Ujaran kebencian yang terus-menerus terhadap minoritas gender dan seksual telah memberikan dampak yang merugikan
Meng-queer-kan Kesalehan
Kesalehan moral tidak dipahami secara tunggal di kalangan Muslim queer
Nitis, pengalaman hidup waria
Seseorang tidak serta-merta menjadi transpuan (waria); perlu seseorang untuk mendampingi, untuk menuturi
Queer pop culture
Korean idols and Japanese boys’ love comics are finding new places for queer expression in Indonesia
Sexual surveillance overseas
Distance can bring more sexual freedom for Indonesian women, but fear of judgment is still isolating
Mobilising fear
Unchecked hate speech against Indonesia’s LGBT community is having a devastating effect
Breaking free in gay Paris
Some gay Indonesians move overseas to lead a more simple and openly gay life
Pelakor and Instagram
Language around extramarital affairs on social media punishes women and lets men off the hook
Reformasi’s broken promises
Sexual minorities increasingly feel left out of Indonesia’s democratisation processes
Bandung, city of human rights?
Despite stated goodwill by authorities, intolerance towards minority groups is growing in Bandung
Contraception at a crossroads
Indonesia’s 50-year-old family planning program has been a great success but is struggling to adapt with women’s needs
Crystal meth users in Indonesia
Not all users of sabu-sabu are dependant on it, but their experiences are ignored by the law
Drugs and the death penalty
Indonesia’s ill-informed war on drugs endangers and ends lives rather than saving them
Criminal patients
People who use drugs occupy an ambiguous position in Indonesian government rhetoric
Photo essay: Woman to woman
A unique drug rehabilitation centre in Bogor helps women regain their independence
Cannabis, for starters
The growing support for cannabis decriminalisation in Indonesia could both help and hinder broader drug reform