A transgender woman in Aceh, Indonesia ducks under the cover of a headscarf

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A transgender woman in Aceh, Indonesia ducks under the cover of a headscarf

http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-11-02/transgender-woman-aceh-indonesia-ducks-under-cover-headscarf

PRI/Across Women's Lives PRI's The World /November 02, 2015 · 1:45 PM EST By Ruth Morris

"Indonesia has been called the smiling face of Islam for its moderate religious bent. But for Echa, an LGBT activist in the northern Aceh province, that smile can be deceiving.

New regulations in Aceh now punish gay sex with fines, jail time, even canings. It's the latest phase in a gradual rollout of Sharia laws that also prohibit unmarried men and women from riding on a moped together, or holding hands in public. Gambling is not allowed either, and all Muslim women must wear the traditional head covering known as hijab. It's the law."