Proposed legislation to eliminate sexual violence in Indonesia has made headlines in recent weeks because of vocal opposition to the bill from Islamic conservatives. They argue that it “promote[s] free sex and deviant sexual behaviour”.
Indonesia: Anti-LGBT, anti-S&M Family Resilience Bill unlikely to pass
The hugely controversial Family Resilience Bill, which has been widely criticized for its propositions to give authorities legal justification to invade the privacy of citizens (some in matters related to the sheets), is unlikely to pass into law, according to a lawmaker overseeing matters related to social welfare, religion, and the empowerment of women.
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ILGA World releases extensive global research into laws banning the discredited practice of "conversion therapy"
US: Justices to take up case involving faith-based adoption agencies and same-sex couples
Next term the justices will hear oral argument in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a challenge by several foster parents and Catholic Social Services to the city’s policy of cutting off referrals of foster children to CSS for placement because the agency would not certify same-sex couples as foster parents.