Indonesia LGBTQ event moved after security threats

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 12, 2023 6:15 pm

JAKARTA: A Southeast Asian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) event set to be held in Indonesia next week has been canceled and relocated after a series of security threats, its organizers said.

Homosexuality is not punishable by law in Indonesia, except in conservative Aceh province, which adheres to strict Islamic laws, but gay couples often face discrimination in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.

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