to elaborate what @elevown just said, yes, me (and possibly others who replied my comment above) are Indonesian, and FPI is a far right (IMO, borderline extremist) islamic civilian organisation, emphasis on "civilian organisation" because realistically, they are NOT political group/party, but by combining the power of democracy (power of people) and religion, they are a force to be reckoned with in Indonesia's political region. They are often used by right wing parties and basically any opposition parties by "herding" people's opinions by using religion and "for the good of the people" BS. But let's be real, the only "good" all (corrupt) politicians thinking are their own interests. But they're works, the newest and prime example was the Jakarta's previous governor case last year (he jabs his political rivals who use religion to gain people's interest, religious people got offended, political rivals saw that as an opening, FPI came in, non stop demonstrations all the way until governor election (even when he was being trialed (yes, he was trialed for that jab)), and 58% Jakartans elected a much, much more shitty governor over him, and he also got sentenced for 2 years prison time)
But enough about them, like I said before, I think the problem goes deeper than those "slightly tamer than Al Qaeda" idiots, it's the people's belief and the nation's ideology. Too many Indonesians are taking their beliefs (and superstitions) too seriously, so unless the country and the people go a bit more (if not entirely) secular, LGBT rights are pipe dream for Indonesians
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