Anti-LGBT rhetoric at election rallies a sign of Indonesia’s shift to the right

November 29, 2018 4:51 PM

JAKARTA – Fresh from Friday prayers at the Great Mosque in Bogor, Ghozali, 51, was undeterred despite the rain. Citing data provided by the local chapter of the National Aids Commission, his hometown of Bogor, about 60 kilometers from Jakarta, was home to thousands of gay men and transgender women and he wanted them out.

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