Jakarta – The government through Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 111/2025 on General National Defence Policy 2025-2029 has regulated a number of classifications of threats to the country, including the spread of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) culture which is included in the category of a non-military threat.
This presidential decree was issued by President Prabowo Subianto on October 24, 2025, but only became public recently.
The presidential decree states that non-military threats are endeavours or activities without the use of weapons that endanger or threaten state sovereignty, territorial integrity and national safety.
"Non-military threats include ideological, political, economic, social and cultural dimensions, technology, public safety, and legislation", reads the regulation.
Under the regulation, the government includes the spread of prohibited ideologies, separatism, terrorism, radicalism, online gambling, illegal online loans, illegal trade, narcotics abuse and the spread of LGBTQ culture as part of non-military threats.
In addition to this, there are several other threats such as natural disasters, vulnerability to leaks from nuclear, biological, chemical and radioactive installations, cyber-attacks, attacks on vital national objects, the impact of global warming and disease outbreaks.
The presidential decree refers to Law Number 23/2019 which divides predicted threats to the country into three categories, namely military, non-military and hybrid threats.
Meanwhile, House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I member Oleh Soleh expressed his full support for Prabowo's move to issue Presidential Regulation 111/2025.
According to Soleh, the issuance of the regulation is a correct move and needs to be supported by all elements of the nation. He believes that the spread of LGBT is currently increasingly massive and has the potential to have a negative impact on the nation's future generations.
"I fully support Perpres Number 111/2025. The issuance of this Perpres is very appropriate because the spread of LGBT culture has indeed become a non-military threat that must receive serious attention. This phenomenon is becoming increasingly massive and is becoming a challenge for the future of the Indonesian nation", said Soleh in a statement as quoted on the DPR website.
He also highlighted the emergence of various behaviours which according to him were not in accordance with the norms, culture and values held by Indonesian society. He believes that the state has an obligation to take preventive steps to protect society from various influences that are considered contrary to national values.
"Through Perpres Number 111/2025, the state shows its commitment to protecting the Indonesian people from various cultural influences which are considered to deviate from the values that live and develop in society", said the National Awakening Party (PKB) faction politician.
Therefore, Soleh is inviting parents to increase supervision and assistance for their children so that they are not easily influenced by various content and information related to LGBT.
Likewise, DPR Commission VIII Chairperson Marwan Dasopang, also from the PKB, believes that the rise of LGBT behaviour could threaten the sustainability of the nation because it was considered to have an impact on the regeneration of offspring.
Dasopang explained that Indonesia has a number of regulations that regulate family life, one of which is the Marriage Law which regulates marriage between men and women.
"The marriage law states that there is a couple, there is a man, there is a woman. Of course, if LGBT provides space for same-sex marriage, they don't have a law, meaning they are violating the marriage law", said Dasopang at the parliament complex in Jakarta in Monday July 6.
He also touched on the existence of the law on the welfare of mothers and children. According to him, if LGBT becomes massive, the continuity of offspring will be threatened.
"Well, where do we get the birth of children if we marry the same sex? If so, there is a big threat if LGBT becomes massive in Indonesia, then the continuation of their offspring will be threatened. So what else will determine the sustainability of the country if there are no offspring", he said.
Dasopang believes that LGBT behaviour is a deviation that should not be displayed in public.
"Because this is a disease and deviant behaviour, it must indeed, one, must not be allowed. By what means is it not allowed? Perhaps by law and supervision? If this is considered dangerous, yes perhaps", he said.
He added that handling this behaviour can also be done through medical or psychological approaches.
"Because this is considered deviant due to disease, healing must be carried out. What approach to healing? Yes, it can be medical, it can be psychological, and various things, I think like that", he said.
According to Dasopang, it is only natural that there are parties who propose making laws regulating LGBT, because LGBT behaviour is currently increasingly being demonstrated.
One of those who recently pushed for a law regarding LGBT is the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).
"So if there is a threat to the country, I think that's one side of it. It's impossible for this country to continue if the people don't exist because they don't have descendants", he said. (yo/van)
[Translated by James Balowski. Slightly abridged due to repetition. The original title of the article was "Perpres Prabowo 111/2025 Ungkap soal Ancaman LGBT, DPR Respons".]
