Tag: LGBT
‘Historic’ Cook Islands parliament vote to decriminalise homosexuality
By Lydia Lewis and Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalists
The Cook Islands has removed a law from its Crimes Act that could jail men for...
Does public safety trump free speech? History’s case for banning anti-trans...
ANALYSIS: By Bevin Veale, Massey University
The impending arrival of Kelly-Jean Keen-Minshull -- aka Posie Parker -- has put the spotlight on the tension between...
West Papua: Five urgent issues for Indonesia’s president to address
By Elaine Pearson
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (known as Jokowi) addressed Australia’s Parliament yesterday.
Indonesia is often referred to as the democratic success story of Southeast...
Indonesian election: ‘Our most disregarded Pacific neighbour’
By the Asia Media Centre
Up to 193 million eligible voters in Indonesia will go to the polls today, in what will be the world’s...
Indonesian president’s belated call for tolerance leaves minorities at risk
By Phelim Kine
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo did something extraordinary in his annual State of the Nation address this week - he issued a...
Febriana Firdaus wins inaugural Pogau award for courage in journalism
Jakarta has a new award for courage in journalism, honouring West Papuan editor Oktovianus Pogau who died last year. The inaugural award has been...
Indonesian broadcast commission candidates say ‘no’ to LGBT presence on TV
By Nurul Fitri Ramadhani in Jakarta
As the House of Representatives screens 27 candidates for leadership positions at the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI), it remains...
Indonesian ‘tolerance’ under strain as anti-LGBT furore grows
By Sharyn Graham Davies
Indonesia is experiencing an unprecedented wave of anti-LGBT sentiment.
If there was a single event that has incited the current wave of...
