Penganiayaan dan Tindakan Diskriminasi Penegakan Hukum Terhadap Abdullah Basalamah a.k.a Ayu oleh Polres Bolaang Mongondow Timur

Abudallah Basalamah alias Ayu (47) seorang Waria asal Bolaang Mongondow Timur (Boltim), Sulawesi Utara, menjadi korban penganiayaan yang dilakukan oleh beberapa orang Satpol PP dan salah seorang Ajudan Bupati (Bripka Ronal Moningkey). Menurut pengakuan korban, peristiwa ini terjadi bermula dari protes yang dilakukan oleh korban yang memprotes Bupati Boltim melalui status BBM korban terkait janji akan memberikan pulsa gratis kepada warga Boltim untuk mendukung Novia Bachmid, salah satu peserta kontestan Idola Cilik di salah satu stasiun televisi swasta, akan tetapi Bupati mengingkari janjinya. Akibat dari status BBM korban tersebut, korban dipaksa dan dibawa oleh Bripka Ronal Moningkey yang mengaku sebagi ajudan Bupati ke rumah dinas Bupati. Continue reading →

Today is the 17^th of April 2013 and is definitely not just an ordinary day for us in Arus Pelangi. Today, for the first time in our queerstory, an Ambassador visits our office. Yes, it true! Her Excellency Corinne BREUZÉ, the newly appointed Ambassador of France for Indonesia was here! Even her black fancy diplomatic vehicle with the French and Indonesian flags on it, somehow, managed to squeeze through the little ally in front of our office – creating quiet a scene for our neighbors, passerby walkers and motorbike riders. Wow, it was quiet something right?

During the meeting that was also attended by Q-munity, we shared a lot of stories on our works in LGBT rights advocacy since 2006, where LGBT community have grown from nothing into something, and continue to grow stronger everyday. Homophobic community, discriminatory laws, and general ignorance of public and public servants towards our existence, are amongst main challenges that we continuously face on daily basis, in our endless battle towards recognition. It was also interesting to learn that the French embassies all around the world were requested by the French Government to support national LGBT movements.  Continue reading →

Ina Parlina, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Fri, April 12 2013, 8:50 AM

A coalition of religious freedom activists, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activists, and human rights and judiciary watchdogs has rejected the current draft of the Criminal Code bill as it could further restrict personal liberties.

The coalition, the National Alliance for Criminal Code Reform, said that the Criminal Code bill had confused morality and human decency with legal norms.

The draft would threaten basic civil rights rather than protect them, the alliance said. Continue reading →

Dalam mitologi mesir kuno, burung Feniks atau biasa disebut The Phoenix merupakan simbol keabadian. Burung ini juga merupakan burung api yang legendaris dan dianggap suci, memiliki bulu yang sangat indah berwarna merah dan keemasan. Masa hidupnya cukup panjang yakni berkisar antara 500 sampai 1461 tahun, setelah periode hidup tersebut burung feniks akan membakar diri, dan dari abunya akan muncul Feniks muda yang siap menjalani periode panjang yang kurang lebih sama dengan pendahulunya. Siklus hidup yang tidak bedanya dengan proses reinkarnasi, bangkit kembali setelah mati, lalu muncul sebagai sosok yang baru.

Sejalan dengan tema yang diusung pada Konferensi ILGA Asia Ke-5 yang berlangsung di Bangkok, Thailand, The Palazzo Hotel, 29-31 Maret 2013 yang lalu, The Rising Phoenix atau Bangkitnya si Burung Api Feniks.

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Earlier this week, Arus Pelangi took part in a breakfast meeting which was initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA); for a final hearing process between government and civil society prior to the signing of the ASEAN Declaration of Human Rights during ASEAN Ministerial Conference at Phnom Penh, Cambodia, this week. Continue reading →

For immediate release  
 

Statement from the ASEAN LGBTIQ Caucus

We, the ASEAN LGBTIQ Caucus[1] are outraged and disappointed by the forthcoming decision of the ASEAN Head of States to adopt the AHRD that intentionally excludes sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). Despite countless attempts and demands by the members of civil society, including LGBTIQ groups, to push for its inclusion, ASEAN have remained reticent to the attempts. This AHRD not only shows a lack of respect to LGBTIQ people but also makes a mockery of the international human rights values and principles that all nations and citizens abide by and are held accountable to. Continue reading →

Pemerintah Diminta Akui Keberadaan Kelompok LGBT
Gloria Natalia Dolorosa
November 01, 2012 15:13

JAKARTA — Dalam rangka Declaration of the Indonesia Internet Governance Forum, Pemerintah diminta mengakui keberadaan kelompok lesbian, gay, biseksual, dan transgender (LGBT) dengan hak penuh, termasuk hak atas informasi via Internet.
Ketua Dewan Pengawas Arus Pelangi, King Oey, menuturkan Perserikatan Bangsa-bangsa (PBB) sudah mengakui LGBT sebagai kelompok termarjinalkan, sehingga kelompok itu harus dilindungi negara.

“Banyak upaya pembungkaman terhadap aktivitas LGBT dan kelompok ini sering terkena stigma dan diskriminasi,” ujar King dalam diskusi Declaration of Indonesia Internet Governance Forum, Kamis (1/11). Continue reading →

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Headlines | Mon, October 22 2012, 10:33

A new survey published on Sunday revealed that intolerance of minorities is growing, with the highest level of hostility directed at the gay and lesbian community.

The Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) found in its most recent poll that a staggering 80.6 percent of its sample population objected to having gays or lesbians as neighbors. The figure has jumped significantly from 64.7 percent in 2005.

LSI found that intolerance of homosexuals was higher than the respondents’ aversion toward people adhering to different faiths, which stood at 15.1 percent. For the survey, LSI interviewed 1,200 respondents between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8. Continue reading →

Press Release

[Manila, 13 September 2012] – Number of burning issues related to ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) that posted by the representative of civil society organizations from ASEAN region received cold feedbacks from the ASEAN Inter-governmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) during the Second Regional Consultation with Civil Society in Bellevue Hotel, Manila, The Philippines, yesterday, (12/9).

The responses from some AICHR Representatives during the consultation clearly reflected on how narrow-minded national interest has hijacked the content of AHRD. Continue reading →

Celebrity gossip shows denigrate homosexuality, but at least they talk about it

Sunday, 29 July 2012 00:00
Bram Hendrawan

‘The shocking confession of Yupiter Fourtisimo about his deviant sexual behaviour is still fresh in the public memory. Now, another celebrity is thought to suffer too from such sexual deviance. This case is even more surprising because that celebrity is Evan Sanders, a handsome man with an athletic body, a macho man. And it comes despite his recent statement that he just found the girl of his dreams.’

This breathless statement opened a news item on the television infotainment program Hot Shot, broadcast by SCTV on 14 March 2008. It’s typical of the way in which homosexuality has become a regular topic to spice up these shows, breaking old taboos – but in ways designed to titillate and scandalise the audience. Continue reading →