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Text your say: LGBT and the state
No to LGBT people: Chairman of the Indonesia Ulema Association (MUI) Maâruf Amin (center), accompanied by MUI deputy secretary-general Amirsyah Tambunan (left) and representatives from Islamic mass organizations, shows off a new edict during a press conference at the office of the MUI in Jakarta on Wednesday
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No to LGBT people: Chairman of the Indonesia Ulema Association (MUI) Maâruf Amin (center), accompanied by MUI deputy secretary-general Amirsyah Tambunan (left) and representatives from Islamic mass organizations, shows off a new edict during a press conference at the office of the MUI in Jakarta on Wednesday. In line with the anti-LGBT edict, the MUI urged the government to ban the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.(JP/Wendra Ajistyatama) (MUI) Maâruf Amin (center), accompanied by MUI deputy secretary-general Amirsyah Tambunan (left) and representatives from Islamic mass organizations, shows off a new edict during a press conference at the office of the MUI in Jakarta on Wednesday. In line with the anti-LGBT edict, the MUI urged the government to ban the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.(JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)
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span class="caption">No to LGBT people: Chairman of the Indonesia Ulema Association (MUI) Ma'ruf Amin (center), accompanied by MUI deputy secretary-general Amirsyah Tambunan (left) and representatives from Islamic mass organizations, shows off a new edict during a press conference at the office of the MUI in Jakarta on Wednesday. In line with the anti-LGBT edict, the MUI urged the government to ban the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.(JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)
Your comments on the government's demand that instant messaging apps remove stickers featuring same-sex couples, in the latest high-profile attempt to discourage visible homosexuality:
'Homosexuality is not illegal in Indonesia, but is a sensitive issue in the Muslim-majority nation of more than 250 million people.'
Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Gafatar and others are also sensitive issues to the government. Will they be targeted next?
Basic freedom of expression is being dismantled piece by piece in a country that claims to be a democracy and the ever famous and oft-cited Pancasila.
Willo
Minister, can you give us one example of somebody who has changed his or her sexual preference because of these emoticons?
Jak
Make your own sharia messaging apps and leave the rest of the world alone!
Jakartad
This is a blatant diversionary tactic by the government. Get people in a lather over an issue like this, and in the meantime they'll deliberate a law that they don't want people to notice.
Braem
As the venerable Vice President has made clear, 'Any law can be changed, including the Constitution.'
Surprised By Nothing
Jusuf Kalla does not understand the concept of democracy.
Alba2000
Corruption is illegal in Indonesia and is a sensitive issue in the Muslim-majority nation of more than 250 million people.
Brucelee4444
The Indonesian government is about to pass a law that will strongly diminish the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), and people are arguing about stickers.
Benam
By the way, self-righteous Christians agree with their Muslim friends on the subject of gays, transgenders, bisexuals and lesbians.
Hatred is common to all religions. It is not a crime to love someone of the same gender.
NTH
As if LGBT people won't be able to sidestep this nonsense with coded messages.
Randomthought
What nonsense! Who cares how people want to live their lives?
Bilbobaggingz
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