Homosexuals battle medieval bylaw
Hotli Simanjuntak , The Jakarta Post , Banda Aceh | Thu, 01/21/2010 8:59 AM |
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"God created humans in pairs, but nowhere does it say the pair has to be male and female, both male or both female," says Edy "Echa" Saputra.
Echa is a transgender who heads the Violet Grey organization, established in 2007 by gay and transgender activists in Aceh.
The group fights for the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community in the notoriously conservative province, Echa says.
I don't think we need to go all the way to Jakarta to find people trying to impose Medieval laws do we?