LEGAL BASIS SOUGHT TO CRIMINALIZE LGBT DEVIANT BEHAVIOR

by Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, Jan 25 (Antara) - An Islamic university rector has called on the House of Representatives (DPR) to include deviant acts of people with deviant sexual orientation, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), as a crime that needs punishment.         "We made the appeal because DPR has the task and authority to draft legislation program and discuss bills, including the bill on Criminal Code (KUHP)," Nandang Sutrisno, the rector of the Indonesian Islamic University of Yogyakarta (UII), said in Yogyakarta on Monday (Jan 22).         So far, according to Sutrisno, the deviant acts of LGBT have not yet been regulated in positive laws (national laws in force) as a criminal act, except other specific crimes. The LGBT deviant acts include a lifestyle that disturbs society and jeopardizes the morale and have the potential to spread HIV/AIDS infection. In addition, all religions do not justify LGBT acts.          Therefore, the Islamic University of Indonesia (UII), as an institution of higher education responsible for the morality of the next generation, condemns the effort to legalize the LGBT existence in Indonesia.          "The LGBT deviant sexual orientation contradicts the teachings of Islam, the values of Indonesian society, and the dignity of humanity. It serves as a source of transmission of deadly diseases, such as HIV/AIDS," Sutrisno noted.

PEOPLE WARNED OF PROXY WAR IN LGBT CAMPAIGN

By Andi Abdussalam

          Jakarta, Feb 27 (Antara) - The people are being warned of a proxy war amid pros and cons on the current issue of sexual orientation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people now allegedly seeking official state recognition.

         The emergence of the LGBT issue, which is seeking recognition in Indonesia is part of a proxy war. The war is launched to weaken and control a nation without the need to mobilize military forces, Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu suspected.

         "I have written an article 15 years ago on modern wars, namely low cost wars. This (proxy war) has the same model," the minister said at his office Tuesday (February 23).

         The proxy war threat is dangerous to Indonesia because other nations do need to wage a war face-to-face. Therefore, the people are obligated to watch carefully the LGBT supporters who asked for legal recognition for their community, he said.