A gay couple
was arrested for posting ‘pornographic’ photos on Facebook, police in Indonesia
said today (13 October).
Two men, aged
22 and 24, kissed while shirtless in the image. The post read: ‘With my dear
lover tonight. May our love last forever’.
They could face
up to seven years in jail if found guilty of posting ‘lewd materials’ online.
Police released
a statement, according to About Croatia, confirming they had responded to ‘LGBT pornography
in the form of two men canoodling’.
The two men
admitted they were the people in the photos, police said.
Indonesia has
cracked down on homosexuality, making several efforts to isolate and
marginalize LGBTI people.
Gay dating apps
have been banned, as well as effeminate men on television and classifying
homosexuality and transgender as a ‘mental disorder’ that can be ‘cured’.
Just this week,
the government posted an advert calling for youth ambassadors but said LGBTI
people need not apply.
They have also
requested social networks like Twitter and Facebook to remove emoticons
depicting same-sex couples.
There have been
growing calls to criminalize gay sex entirely.
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