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Raising the awareness of gays and transvestites The Jakarta Post - September 18, 2004 More than 100 gay men and transvestites across the country attended The National Meeting: Sexuality and Men's Sexual Health, at Novus Hotel, Puncak, West Java, between Sept 7 and Sept 10. Guy Kisses Guy - And Movie Crowds Lap It up Straits Times - Jan 5, 2004 A movie called Arisan! has become an unlikely box office hit in Indonesia. It has also generated talk on a previously taboo issue. I was not prepared for its popularity when my former colleague, Joko Anwar, then an aspiring scriptwriter and movie reviewer, told me months ago that he was working on the film with director Nia Dinata. Neither were many viewers warned about its controversial subject of homosexuality when the movie was first screened, before any reviews came out. Being John Badalu Here you will find articles about John Badalu Q Film Festival: Gay cinema comes out of the closet The Jakarta Post - September 14, 2003 Film buffs in the capital are still anxiously awaiting the final word on whether the annual Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFest) will be held, due to the problem of a lack of sponsorship. For These Transvestites,
Still More Role Changes Boys will be girls in Indonesia's warm embrace The Age, February 22, 2003 Indonesia's "aunties" are men who dress as women. Matthew Moore reports from Jakarta on transvestites, accepted but at risk. |
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