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Indonesian media also play a significant role in producing stigma against LGBTQ communities. In the past five years, discrimination against gender and sexual minorities in Indonesia has increased. “We can build our own community and hold conversations on that platform. One commentator jokingly said: “If you can’t go to school for the day, your mother could write an excuse letter: he’s got the gay disease.”
This is a way to manage and undo stigma that is not aggressive yet witty.
Adrian’s Twitter account is on private right now, for an added layer of safety. But since he started following several people on Twitter who are publicly gay, he’s become inspired to be more vocal about LGBTQ-related conversations online. We are also committed to monogamous relationships.”
Instagram user @acepgates made a series of posts that led to a healthy discussion on whether dating is all about sex.
Social media as the other space
In a society where the public excludes LGBTQ people through stigma, gay communities suffer from social, religious, economic, political and legal discrimination.
One modest action is by posting the rainbow flag on their profile.
If you check my Twitter profile today, you’ll see that I’ve clearly stated that I’m gay.
This means gay communities rebuke actions that aggravate stigmas against them.
Amahl S. Azwar is an Indonesian freelance writer who currently lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with his boyfriend.
As the country with the world’s largest Muslim population, Indonesia has no national law against homosexuality other than the 1974 Marriage Law.
This law states that the only legally acknowledged marriage is between heterosexual couples.
However, wider discrimination against LGBTQ people happens. “It has slowed down how brazen I am in my online presence. It leads to a good discussion among users of all sexual orientations. LGBTQ rights organisation Arus Pelangiidentifies various homophobic acts against gay communities, ranging from bullying to murder.
I began making friends (OK, boyfriends too) on the chatting app mIRC (I guess you can tell how old I am now), as well as gay-centric sites, internet forums, and apps like Grindr.
As an Indonesian gay man living outside of Indonesia, I know I have the privilege to express my sexuality and views related to my identities without the constant fear of online bullying, doxxing, or police raids.
Then 2013 came along, and I finally felt brave enough to come out on Twitter—the social media where I’d been most active. Sometimes, that’s more than enough. Despite all the obstacles that make it difficult for him to come out, he feels Twitter is an alternative realm where he can be himself.
What I realized about people like Adrian is that they’ve come out without actually coming out.
That bill was shelved after a broad backlash.
“I am Indonesian, and I am flaming gay,” she said, then slammed a proposed law that would force LGBTQIA people into conversion therapy.