Gay film festival opens in Muslim-majority Indonesia

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Gay film festival opens in Muslim-majority Indonesia

By Arlina Arshad (AFP) – 1 day ago

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JAKARTA — A gay film festival hailed as the biggest in Asia and the only one in the Muslim world kicks off in Indonesia on Friday, hoping to draw 15,000 viewers to screenings and fringe events.

In its ninth annual edition, the Q! Film Festival (www.q-munity.org/) will showcase 150 films from more than 20 countries including France, Japan and the Philippines, highlighting such issues as gay rights and HIV/AIDS.