Friday, August 13, 2021

Indonesian military kicks out soldier, sentences him to prison for homosexuality

An Indonesian servicemember was sentenced to 7 months in prison for having sex with another man. He was also kicked out of the service. More details are in this Quebec Journal piece, that Google will helpfully translate for the non-Francophones. 

The article clarifies that outside of the province of Aceh, homosexuality is legal in Indonesia, even though the military prohibits it in the ranks. I'm not aware of a compendium of military regulations for countries that criminalize homosexuality. But Human Rights Watch has compiled a list of countries that have outlawed homosexual relations among the civilian population.  

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