2016-08-06 Blues and Jazz Fest info table-6

2016-08-06 Blues and Jazz Fest info table-6

Michael Mahler posted a photo:

2016-08-06 Blues and Jazz Fest info table-6

On Saturday, August 6 through Sunday, August 7, members of NW PA Pride Alliance, LBT Women, TransFamily of NW PA, Erie Sisters and Brothers Transgender Support Group, Erie Gay News, as well as individuals staffed an LGBTQ info table at the Erie Art Museum’s Blues and Jazz Fest in Frontier Park at W 8th St and Bayfront Highway in Erie PA. The purpose was to help infrm the general community about LGBTQ resources anmd events and part of NW PA Pride Alliance’s mission to increase visibility and awareness. People stoppig by the table were friendly and this was a great opportunity to engage with people on a direct, personal level. There has been an LGBTQ table for several years now. Photos are by Andrea Shaffer.

2016-08-06 Blues and Jazz Fest info table-6

Indonesia Could Soon Rule On Petition To Ban Gay Sex: VIDEO

Indonesia Could Soon Rule On Petition To Ban Gay Sex: VIDEO

Indonesia

Islamic activists in Indonesia are pushing for the country’s Constitutional Court to implement laws criminalizing gay sex. Under current laws, homosexual and heterosexual sex is illegal if it involves a minor.

Although Indonesia is in theory one of the more moderate Muslim states, in a 2013 global survey, 93 percent of Indonesians said that homosexuality should be outlawed. In 2014 we reported that in Aceh, one of the country’s most orthodox provinces, gay sex is punishable with 100 lashes.

Anti-gay rhetoric has increased in recent months: homosexuality is worse than nuclear war, LGBT people are mentally ill, gay emojis corrupt impressionable youth, homosexuality is part of an evil global agenda.

Indonesia considering whether to make #gay sex a crime after accepting judicial review petition from Islamic activists Family Love Alliance.

— Titsalina Futtbuck (@TitsalinaFutbuk) August 4, 2016

Now, according to Islamic activist group the Family Love Alliance (FLA), homosexuality is causing “moral degradation” in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation.

Rita Hendrawaty Soebagio, chairwoman of FLA, told Bangkok Post “We see the moral degradation that is happening. [Our actions] purely because of our love for our nation, we must do something while we have a chance.”

She added:

“The real reason is so that we have much clearer norms. We are not intending to criminalize those who have a deviant sexual orientation. That is not the point. They can be free to live but not show their lifestyle.”

FLA has filed a judicial review. The Constitutional Court has held five hearings, including one last week. These hearings included testimony from health experts claiming that gay sex can cause sexually transmitted diseases.

The next hearing is due later this month. It is expected that groups and individuals opposed to criminalizing gay sex will testify. However, it is not yet known when a ruling will be handed down.

Watch a report detailing attacks on the transgender community in Indonesia.

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