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View all search resultsFacing FUI threats, USD cancels LGBT seminar
The University of Sanata Dharma (USD) has decided to cancel a seminar on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LBGT) issues following threats from the Islamic Peopleâs Forum (FUI)
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he University of Sanata Dharma (USD) has decided to cancel a seminar on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LBGT) issues following threats from the Islamic People's Forum (FUI).
'We have canceled the seminar,' Sanata Dharma rector Johanes Eka Priyatma said on Wednesday.
The seminar, which was entitled 'We are different, we are unique, we are one', was slated to be held on Sept. 27th. However, last week the FUI threatened to close down the seminar by force, claiming that the seminar propagated the spread of homosexuality, which, they said, violated Islamic values and social morality.
'The students were too eager to organize the seminar. They forgot that the theme could offend some groups in society,' Johanes said.
He added that no good could come from the university persisting with the seminar.
LGBT activist Renate Arisugiwa, meanwhile, expressed regret over the cancellation. 'The police should have been able to provide protection for the people so they could better understand LGBT issues,' she said.
