Transgender news, issues and stories from Indonesia
The Indonesian national police are investigating the arrest and detention of 12 transgender women in Aceh, Indonesia last week. The investigation will focus on procedural or ethical violations after reports revealed that the detained trans […]
Police in Aceh, Indonesia raided several beauty salons and detained transgender women who were employed there. Human rights group condemned the action, describing it as inhuman, and called out the police for operating outside of […]
“Allah does not care if you are transgender” said Shinta Ratri, founder of a boarding school for transgender Muslims in Java, Indonesia. School has become a refuge for LGBT people as a place of worship. […]
Transgender women in Indonesia are called waria — a portmanteau of wanita meaning woman and pria meaning man – according to report by NPR last November 2. Although they have been a part of Indonesian […]
The South Sulawesi Police cancelled a Bugis cultural event involving transgender participants, last Thursday, apparently under the pressure of a Muslim group. The event was set to take place in the Soppeng Regency from January 19 to 22, […]
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