Human Rights Researcher Criticizes UGM's Discriminatory LGBT Ban
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15 December 2023 11:40 WIB
Several campuses have implemented the discriminatory LGBT ban
Aside from UGM, Andreas admitted that he regrets the backward perspective of campuses in Indonesia. A similar policy was released by Universitas Andalas in Padang back in 2017. At the time, the campus released a discriminatory statement of LGBT-free for students enrolling in the university. After a public backlash, the campus revoked the policy.
Recently, the Sumatra Institute of Technology in Bandar Lampung also released a circular letter rejecting the LGBT campaign on campus.
UGM's reasoning
On Dec. 1, 2023, the Dean of Engineering Faculty of UGM Selo signed a circular letter to ban LGBT on campus. The letter prohibited activities that support the concept, perspective, position, and action deemed to be supportive of LGBT. According to the policy, these are deviations from Pancasila, the Constitution, and Indonesian norms.
Selo stated in the letter that the faculty has prepared maximum punishment for lecturers, students, and members of the faculty if proved support the movement.
The vice dean of campus Sugeng Sapto Suryono claimed that the policy was implemented after reports of male students entering women's lavatories. Some students accused their peers of being a part of LGBT.
"We need to protect the majority of students who felt threatened," he said.
The circular letter has been green-lighted by UGM's rector Ova Emilia, according to Sugeng. Sugeng also said that his team will form an ethics committee to investigate related claims.
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