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Hunger and culture in West Papua

Oil palm projects are causing hunger in Merauke, both literal and symbolic

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Contraception at a crossroads

Indonesia’s 50-year-old family planning program has been a great success but is struggling to adapt with women’s needs

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Bandung, city of human rights?

Despite stated goodwill by authorities, intolerance towards minority groups is growing in Bandung

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AIDS as an ‘entry point’ for LGBT rights discourse

Concern for pregnant women has increased HIV/AIDS awareness, but to the detriment of some other groups and causes

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Reformasi’s broken promises

Sexual minorities increasingly feel left out of Indonesia’s democratisation processes

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Kebebasan pada komunitas gay di Paris

Beberapa lelaki gay Indonesia pindah ke luar negeri untuk menjalani kehidupan gay yang lebih sederhana dan terbuka

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Pelakor dan Instagram

Bahasa yang kita gunakan di media sosial ternyata sangat bias jender dalam memosisikan kaum perempuan dan melepaskan tanggung jawab kaum lelaki dalam narasi perselingkuhan

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Combatting HIV online

HIV prevention tactics remain inappropriate for many young men who have sex with men

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Online hate speech

News media has helped drive a dramatic rise in online anti-LGBT hate speech

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Queering piety

There is no singular understanding of moral piety for queer Muslims 

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Hip-hop: a missed opportunity

Hip-hop should be combating, not reinforcing, the problem of sexual violence in West Papua

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HIV stigma muting progress

Though HIV awareness is improving, the stigma makes testing less comfortable and treatments less popular

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Wives and mothers and HIV

To combat HIV in Indonesia, wives and mothers must not be idealised and considered immune

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Providing hope

Outreach workers have much to offer in providing HIV care to men who have sex with men

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Sexualities in Indonesia

Despite increasingly worrying levels of harassment and surveillance, sexual diversity and sexual empowerment are finding spaces in Indonesia

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Memotret seksualitas di Indonesia

Di tengah meningkatnya pelecehan dan pengawasan seksualitas, keragaman seksual dan pemberdayaan seksual menemukan ruangnya di Indonesia

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Photo essay: Jakarta's youth use trash to shape their futures

The mentors and interns at Ffrash are empowering themselves within the waste economy and striving to better society

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Counterfeit fashion is hot property

Indonesian youth are buying more fake fashion despite some awareness of its harmful impacts

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(A history of) containment on Galang Island

Rapid construction of a COVID-19 hospital is a rare good news story for the government but the motives behind it remain unclear

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Meet, pray, love

Religious belief and sexual identity collide often for an atheist meeting up with gay Muslims

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