Indonesia to Include Anti-LGBTQ Material in Religious Education Curriculum

Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs is set to incorporate educational materials on preventing the spread of LGBTQ culture into its religious curriculum. This move aims to transform the ministry's response from mere statements to systematic institutional work, according to Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs Romo Muhammad Syafi’i.

Syafi’i stated that preventing LGBTQ culture is crucial and should be addressed through education, religious guidance, and planned socialization. He referenced Presidential Regulation No. 111 of 2025, which designates the spread of LGBTQ culture as a non-military threat to national defense. The ministry plans to develop official educational content for religious education in madrasahs, pesantren, and religious higher education institutions.

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How can this (prevention of LGBTQ culture) become part of the Ministry of Religious Affairs' work that is included in children's lessons?

A dedicated team will be formed to create educational materials, plan socialization efforts, and implement the program. Syafi’i also urged religious higher education institutions to become centers for strengthening religious values, national identity, and social morality, advocating for an "anti-LGBTQ spread" movement within these institutions.

Beyond formal education, the ministry will utilize religious outreach programs, including Friday sermons, mosque and prayer hall gatherings, and study groups, to educate the public directly. The ministry will also strengthen cooperation with relevant government bodies and religious organizations to support these efforts.

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PTKN needs to be a space for strengthening religious values, national identity, and social morality. There needs to be an anti-LGBTQ spread movement in PTKN.