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What rainbow? LGBTQ Indonesians on edge as hostility mounts

He is gay, but hides it, with anti-LGBTQ sentiment on the rise in the Southeast Asian country. Indonesia has witnessed a spate of very public attacks on transgender women and gay people, pushing a community long used to living […]...

What rainbow? LGBTQ Indonesians on edge as hostility mounts

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He is gay, but hides it, with anti-LGBTQ sentiment on the rise in the Southeast Asian country.

Indonesia has witnessed a spate of very public attacks on transgender women and gay people, pushing a community long used to living […]...

JAKARTA — Indonesian doctor "Pierre" says he is always on edge.

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He is gay, but hides it, with anti-LGBTQ sentiment on the rise in the Southeast Asian country. Indonesia has witnessed a spate of very public attacks on transgender women and gay people, pushing a community long used to living […]... JAKARTA — Indonesian doctor "Pierre" says he is always on edge.

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