Indonesia is trying to block LGBTQIA content from the internet

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51 points·giuliomagnifico··47 comments

"a proposed law that would force LGBTQIA people into conversion therapy."

I'm all for countries and populations determining their own norms and cultures to a large degree, but that's outrageous; it's 2024.

I agree with you, but do you know that there are at least 7 countries right now where capital punishment is a possible penalty for same-sex sexual conduct[1]? And this number does not necessarily go down, for example Uganda introduced death pentalty for (aggravated) homosequality in 2023.

[1]And 5 more countries where the law regarding death penalty for homosequality is unclear.

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Remember Indonesia is an overwhelmingly Islamic nation - in fact the largest one by population. Blasphemy is illegal. Even complaining about the volume of speakers playing the call to prayer for Muslims will get you arrested. Some areas like Aceh explicitly follow Islamic law (like with sharia courts). The country’s beliefs and attitudes towards things like LGB are deeply influenced by Islam. So it isn’t really surprising even though it’s appalling.

If you are trying to imply that the issue is precipitated by Islam, it’s important to note the beliefs and attitudes that you are mentioning are not endemic to Islam.

> it's 2024

Depends on which calendar. There is nothing more powerful than the human mind when it comes to distorting reality.

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