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In late August Singapore’s government announced it would be repealing a law that criminalised sex between men, while Vietnam’s Ministry of Health declared that conversion therapy would be banned. While such moves could signify progress for LGBTI rights in Southeast Asia, experts say the region is still locked in a tight grip of archaic laws and attitudes.
Indonesia's top Islamic scholars body have urged Jakarta not to follow the lead of neighbouring countries in decriminalising gay sex, as many in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation continue to view same-sex relationships as deviant. Singapore on Sunday (Aug 21) said it would repeal a colonial-era law that criminalises sex between men, a development that comes as Indonesia seeks.
Indonesia’s top Islamic scholars have urged Jakarta not to follow the lead of neighbouring countries in decriminalising gay sex, as many in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation continue to view same-sex relationships as deviant.