Indonesia has banned men from behaving effeminately or dressing in women’s clothing on TV.
The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) issued a directive Tuesday (23 February) after receiving complaints from viewers.
The directive specifically banned:
Men wearing feminine fashion
Men wearing feminine make-up
Feminine body language exhibited by men, including, but not limited to, walking style, sitting style, hand gestures and other behaviors
Men speaking in a feminine way
Depicting justifications or promoting that men can behave effeminately
Depicting a man greeting another man in ways that are supposed to be for women
Depicting terminologies and colloquial terms that are often used by effeminate males.
‘KPI assess these things are not in accordance with the respect for the norms of decency and morality in society and the protection of children and adolescents,’ it said on its website.
‘Airing this content thus can encourage children to learn and/or justify inappropriate behavior such as common in everyday life.’
The KPI issued a similar directive on 18 February asking broadcasters not to ‘promote’ LGBTI practice or behavior.
It defined promotion as the title/theme, storyline, presenters and panelists containing the message that homosexuality is ‘normal.’
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