Current Version
| Region | Indonesia |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1993 |
| End Date | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Description | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old since 1993), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing "Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which sought to criminalize Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019. |
| Sources | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34612544 https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20190924182919-8-101927/akhirnya-dpr-batalkan-pengesahan-ruu-kuhp-dan-3-ruu-lainnya |
Revision History (23)
Revision by LGBT_southeastasian
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2001-08-09 | 2019-09-24 |
Revision by Jackninja5
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 9999-12-12 | 2001-08-09 |
Revision by LGBT_southeastasian
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 2001-08-09 | 1993-01-01 |
| Start Date Unknown | month | |
| Note | Homosexuality is legal in Indonesia.The Indonesian National law does not criminalize homosexuality ,does not have a sodomy law and do not currently criminalize private,non commercial gay acts among consenting adults. Since 2002, a special autonomy was introduced in the Aceh province , which enables Aceh to have sharia law.The northernmost province of Aceh proceeded to enact a sharia based anti homosexuality law that punishes anyone caught having Gay sex with 100 strokes of the cane or equivalent to 8 years in prison.Though,the Indonesian law allows homosexual conducts an overbroad interpreration of the pornography act , coupled with government action has enabled the police to use in targetting LGBT people. | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old since 1993), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing "Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which sought to criminalize Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019. |
| Sources | https://jdih.acehprov.go.id/qanun/Qanun_Aceh_Nomor_6_Tahun_2014_tentang_Hukum_Jinayat.pdf https://www.hukumonline.com/klinik/detail/ulasan/lt552a63ea8f052/apakah-homoseksual-bisa-dipidana/ https://pridelegal.com/indonesia-lgbt-laws/ | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34612544 https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20190924182919-8-101927/akhirnya-dpr-batalkan-pengesahan-ruu-kuhp-dan-3-ruu-lainnya |
Revision by LGBT_southeastasian
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 1993-01-01 | 2001-08-09 |
| Start Date Unknown | month | |
| Note | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old since 1993), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing "Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which sought to criminalize Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 | Homosexuality is legal in Indonesia.The Indonesian National law does not criminalize homosexuality ,does not have a sodomy law and do not currently criminalize private,non commercial gay acts among consenting adults. Since 2002, a special autonomy was introduced in the Aceh province , which enables Aceh to have sharia law.The northernmost province of Aceh proceeded to enact a sharia based anti homosexuality law that punishes anyone caught having Gay sex with 100 strokes of the cane or equivalent to 8 years in prison.Though,the Indonesian law allows homosexual conducts an overbroad interpreration of the pornography act , coupled with government action has enabled the police to use in targetting LGBT people. |
| Sources | http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34612544 https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20190924182919-8-101927/akhirnya-dpr-batalkan-pengesahan-ruu-kuhp-dan-3-ruu-lainnya | https://jdih.acehprov.go.id/qanun/Qanun_Aceh_Nomor_6_Tahun_2014_tentang_Hukum_Jinayat.pdf https://www.hukumonline.com/klinik/detail/ulasan/lt552a63ea8f052/apakah-homoseksual-bisa-dipidana/ https://pridelegal.com/indonesia-lgbt-laws/ |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing "Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which sought to criminalize Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old since 1993), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing "Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which sought to criminalize Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing "Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing "Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which sought to criminalize Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 0000-01-01 | 1993-01-01 |
| Start Date Unknown | month |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing "Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing "Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in the state of Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing "Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing "Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing "Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in the state of Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing "Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing " Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing "Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing same sex behaviour for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing " Anal Sex" for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing same sex behaviour for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's New penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing same sex behaviour for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's proposed new penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing same sex behaviour for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's New penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts were failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing same sex behaviour for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's New penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts was failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing same sex behaviour for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing same sex behaviour for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. Indonesia's New penal code which criminalizes Homosexual conducts were failed to pass as of September 24, 2019 |
| Sources | http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34612544 | http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34612544 https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20190924182919-8-101927/akhirnya-dpr-batalkan-pengesahan-ruu-kuhp-dan-3-ruu-lainnya |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except for in the Aceh province : Aceh's law on criminalizing same sex behaviour for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except in Aceh : Aceh's law on criminalizing same sex behaviour for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 1993-01-01 | 0000-01-01 |
| Start Date Unknown | month |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Legal, except for in the Aceh province : Aceh's law on criminalizing same sex behaviour for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. | Legal Nationwide (The age of consent in Indonesia for a Homosexual Activity is 18 years old), except for in the Aceh province : Aceh's law on criminalizing same sex behaviour for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 0000-01-01 | 1993-01-01 |
| Start Date Unknown | month |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 2015-10-23 | 0000-01-01 |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | |
| Value Special | na |
Revision by LGBT_southeastasian
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Aceh's law on criminalizing same sex behaviour for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. | Legal, except for in the Aceh province : Aceh's law on criminalizing same sex behaviour for Muslim men came into effect on October 23rd, 2015. |
Revision by LGBT_southeastasian
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value Special | na |
Reports (10)
- Note field is incorrect
- Status is not correct "This is Indonesia, not Malaysia. Strokes of the cane are not practiced with the exception of Aceh."
- Status is not correct "The crime is having sex outside marriage regardless of sexual orientation. A gay who doesn't have sex will not be punished, while a hetero who does so will."
- Status is not correct ""Malaysian courts"? Wrong country"
- Sources are invalid or broken
- Status is not correct "it says Malaysia"
- Note field is incorrect "It’s not Malaysia courts I think?"
- Status is not correct "Its not Indonesia, that's malaysia"
- Status is not correct "Indonesia is a Muslim-majority country, therefore applying that they are "Muslim areas". However, the only regions that criminalizes LGBT rights are Aceh and South Sumatra, therefore not being nationwide"
- Status is not correct