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Amid a rising tide of anti-LGBTQ sentiment in Indonesia, the council said in a statement such behavior was "haram" or forbidden.
Pedestrians walk past a billboard that reads “Firmly reject LGBT“ on July 27 in Banda Aceh, Aceh. Anti-LGBTQ sentiment is rising in Indonesia, with claims that food, vaccines and drugs can affect one's sexual orientation circulating online. (AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin)
The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has warned men not to wear "women's clothing" for Independence Day festivities despite a long-standing tradition of men in dresses playing soccer as part of the annual fun.Amid a rising tide of anti-LGBTQ sentiment in the country, the council said in a statement such behavior was "haram" or forbidden.
