A petition to outlaw sex outside of marriage in
Indonesia could affect foreign tourists who frequent the country, News.com.au reports.
The petition was filed by a group called Family Love
Alliance, and if successful, it would also outlaw same-sex relations, as gay
marriage is illegal in the country.
Andreas Harsono, Human Rights Watch Indonesian
researcher, said that it would result in further discrimination against the
LGBT community. He called it “ill-informed and bigoted” and said that it was
“similar to the anti-LGBT rhetoric espoused by Indonesian officials and
politicians earlier this year”.
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Members of the LGBT community suffer discrimination
throughout Indonesia. This is in part due to the predominantly Muslim
population. Harsono said that very conservative Muslims see homosexuality as a
mental illness.
“They believe if they accept it in their
society, God’s anger will be on them,” he said.
Indonesia
is an extremely popular tourist destination for Australians, who flock to Bali
in particular. If law is amended, tourists who are caught having sex outside of
marriage could face arrest.
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