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Indonesia to Discuss LGBTQ Prevention in National Education Law
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Indonesia to Discuss LGBTQ Prevention in National Education Law

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs plans to integrate LGBTQ prevention education into school curricula starting in the 2026/2027 academic year.
  • The move is a follow-up to a presidential regulation on national defense policy and will be discussed in the upcoming revision of the National Education System Law.
  • Officials emphasize the material will focus on understanding and preventing involvement with LGBTQ movements, rather than detailing practices.

Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs intends to introduce educational materials aimed at preventing the spread of LGBTQ phenomena into school curricula beginning in the 2026/2027 academic year. This initiative is framed as a follow-up to Presidential Regulation 111/2025 concerning General Policy on National Defense.

We will consider the input. The curriculum discussion will be extensive.

— Saan MustopaDeputy Speaker of the DPR Saan Mustopa commented on the inclusion of LGBTQ prevention material in the curriculum.

The plan will also be a subject of discussion during the upcoming deliberation of the Draft Law on the National Education System (RUU Sisdiknas) in the House of Representatives (DPR). Saan Mustopa, Deputy Speaker of the DPR, confirmed that input from the Ministry of Religious Affairs would be considered during curriculum discussions and within the RUU Sisdiknas deliberations. He stated that providing early understanding about preventing LGBTQ involvement is important for students.

According to the Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, Romo Muhammad Syafi'i, the LGBTQ prevention material will be integrated into existing lessons for students from fourth grade of elementary school through high school. The focus, he clarified, will be on educating children not to engage with LGBTQ cultural movements and equipping them with knowledge to resist such influences.

It is important to provide understanding. Instilling knowledge about such matters from an early age is important.

— Saan MustopaDeputy Speaker of the DPR Saan Mustopa emphasized the importance of early education on LGBTQ issues.

Syafi'i stressed that the curriculum will not delve into detailed explanations of LGBTQ practices. Instead, it aims to provide students with a foundational understanding and protective knowledge. The Ministry of Religious Affairs published this information on Wednesday, July 22.

In this material, we will not discuss the practices of spreading it in detail. The focus is on providing understanding to children so they do not get involved in LGBTQ cultural movements, and equipping them with understanding of attitudes that can be a fortress against falling into LGBTQ.

— Romo Muhammad Syafi'iDeputy Minister of Religious Affairs Romo Muhammad Syafi'i explained the intended scope of the LGBTQ prevention material.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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