What Happened In Surabaya Should Never Stay In Surabaya

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What Happened In Surabaya Should Never Stay In Surabaya
Posted by Monica Roberts at 12:01 AM

http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-happened-in-surabaya-should-never.html

TransGriot Note: You think we have drama here in the States fighting some of our right wing opponents and our recalcitrant gay and lesbian frenemies for our rights, try being a GLBT activist in other parts of the world.

Fighting for your rights there can put you at risk for physical violence and possible death in addition to fighting faith based intolerance.

Here is Sass Rogando Sasot's account originally posted on her Facebook page about the recent ILGA Asia conference in Surabaya, Indonesia. It was interfered with and forced to cancel by the oppressive tag team of Islamic fundamentalists and Indonesian government officials.