Banda Aceh – A gay couple were punished with a sentence of 76 lashes each in public at Bustanussalatin Park in the Acehnese provincial capital of Banda Aceh on Tuesday August 26. The two men with the initials QH (20) and RA (21) were punished after being arrested by a patrol in the Taman Sari toilet last April.
LGBT & Same-Sex Marriage
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August 2025
Banda Aceh – A gay couple who were apprehended by officials in the Sari Park toilet in the Acehnese capital of Banda Aceh with the initials QH (20) and RA (21) were sentenced to 80 lashes by a panel of judges of the Banda Aceh Islamic Court on Monday August 11.
June 2025
Bandung – Police raided a gay party event held at a villa in the Puncak area of Bogor, West Java, on Sunday June 22. During the raid, 75 people were arrested.
Surabaya – Police have again arrested two people suspected of being involved in a gay network on social media. They are being charged under the anti-pornography law.
Surabaya – The East Java Regional Police (Polda) Cyber Directorate has arrested four people suspected of being involved in a same sex network or gay group on social media.
May 2025
Hanifah Salsabila, Faieq Hidayat, Jakarta – Police raided a gay sex party at a hotel in the Setiabudi area of South Jakarta on Sunday May 25.
Jakarta – Students who show indications of being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) in Cianjur, West Java, will also be included in student development programs at Indonesian Military (TNI) barracks next week.
February 2025
Agus Rahmat, Banda Aceh – A gay couple who were caught in a boarding house by local residents were sentenced to caning at the Sari Park in the Acehnese provincial capital of Banda Aceh on Thursday February 27. Before the sentence was carried out, they were first given a sermon by a religious teacher.
Banda Aceh – A gay couple with the initials AI and DA, who were caught having sex in a raid by local residents at a boarding houses in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, have been sentenced to be flogged.
Banda Aceh – The prosecution in a case of a gay couple caught having sex at a boarding house in Syiah Kuala district, Banda Aceh city, has demanded that the pair be sentenced to 100 lashes.