Indonesia: gay men facing 100 lashes for having sex Read moreWith the exception of the ultra-conservative Aceh province in northern Sumatra, where Islamic law is enforced and two men were publicly flogged in May for gay sex, homosexuality is not criminalised in Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population. When asked about what the people in the spa were doing at the time of the raid, Yuwono noted that it was dark at the time. “LGBT is clearly between men and men or same-sex relationships. He said those charged could face up to six years in prison under Indonesia’s pornography law. Activists say police targeting of consensual gay sex has shone a light on discrimination and harassment in the world’s third-largest democracy.

Source: The Guardian October 08, 2017 01:18 UTC