A man is whipped in front of the public as punishment for having gay sex in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Photo: EPA

Where will Indonesia’s anti-gay hysteria end?

As Taiwan takes a step forward on gay rights, Indonesia takes a step back – by publicly caning two male lovers. And with a court considering calls for a nationwide ban on homosexuality, things could be about to get worse

Topic | Indonesia

Jeffrey Hutton

Published: 12:00pm, 28 May, 2017

Updated: 11:55pm, 6 Jul, 2017

A man is whipped in front of the public as punishment for having gay sex in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Photo: EPA

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Jeffrey Hutton

Jeff is based in Jakarta where he specializes in political, economic and human rights issues. He got his start in the late 1990s in Tokyo where he was a subeditor at the English edition of the Mainichi Shimbun. He went on to join Bloomberg News in Tokyo and then the Australian Financial Review in Sydney. Recently he started satupelangi.org, a website devoted to LGBT issues in Indonesia.