Suspicion LGBT rights 'Western agenda' fuels Indonesian crackdown

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated October 21 2017 - 10:13pm, first published 10:08pm
Mami Yuli, an Indonesian transgender woman, 17 October 2017.
Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah
Mami Yuli, an Indonesian transgender woman, 17 October 2017. Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah

Jakarta: Suspicion that gay rights is a "Western agenda" aimed at destroying Indonesian culture has helped fuel an unprecedented crackdown on the nation's LGBT community.

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