Drag artists resist Indonesia's anti-LGBTQ stigma to keep centuries-old Lengger Lanang alive: 'not all men can do this'

Lengger Lanang, performed by men dressed as Javanese princesses and with its roots in the 16th century, is close to disappearing in the Muslim-majority country with fewer than 100 performers remaining.

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