Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people often experience discrimination in Indonesia. A certain degree of tolerance is there as long as they are ‘discreet’ and do not ‘come out’ or manifest themselves in public. They remain, however, an easy scapegoat for politicians in search of popular vote and ultraconservative religious groups, with few willing to defend them.
Never have I ever imagined myself commenting on a film, but here I am as a commentator of the first ever documentary film on LGBTI invisibility, particularly Lesbian, in Laos directed by Dorn Bouttasing—Let’s Love and screened at SEA Junction.
Let’s Love หรือ เงารักในสายหมอก เป็นหนึ่งในภาพยนตร์สั้นที่ฉายในเทศกาลภาพยนตร์นานาชาติหลวงพระบางเมื่อเดือนธันวาคมที่ผ่านมา สิ่งหนึ่งที่สร้างความสนใจต่อหนังเรื่องนี้คือการพูดถึงชีวิต LGBT ในลาว โดยเฉพาะเลสเบี้ยน เมื่อการพูดถึงผู้มีความหลากหลายทางเพศในลาวมักปรากฏพื้นที่ของเกย์มากกว่า
Dear Partners and Friends of SEA Junction, We return this month to a very crowded and varied program ranging from panel discussions to a workshop and a movie screening with topics as diverse as LGBTQI rights in Laos to silk printing and migration trends in Thailand. Particular mention deserves the launching of a series of…
Negli ultimi decenni, la migrazione è divenuta un tema particolarmente inquietante. Questo non soltanto per la sempre più vistosa incapacità dei governi e dell’opinione pubblica di trattare i flussi migratori con equilibrio, ma anche (e forse soprattutto) perché questa incapacità si fonda sempre più spesso su atteggiamenti e approcci ideologici che giungono a mettere in discussione l’eguaglianza tra esseri umani.
Thank you very much to everybody for coming here. Thank you very much to Lia Sciortino and SEA Junction for organizing this forum.
Dear Partners and Frieds of SEA Junction, In the month of November, we enjoyed the Thai floral painting and we pondered on challenges in the region to foster tolerance in plural societies and ensure women have access to reproductive health services. December will also see a variety of topics beginning with gender and food security…
Authors : Theresa W Devasahayam
Publisher : World Scientific
Year : 2018
ISBN : 9789813231894
Sebuah pameran foto kolektif yang menampilkan bingkai atas dampak konflik politik identitas di Asia Tenggara bertajuk Scapegoating The “Other” in Southeast Asia di Galeri Salihara, Jakarta Selatan
“It’s having sex, not making love, so we’re afraid that’s it’s temporary” this sentence
