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Indonesian Ministry: MUI's LGBT to LGSP Term Change Natural for Moral Education

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs views the Indonesian Ulema Council's proposal to change the term LGBT to LGSP (Lesbian, Gay, Sodomy, and Pedophilia) as a natural part of religious outreach and moral education.
  • The ministry stated that the term LGSP is understandable within the context of religious messages about morality and civilization, acknowledging Indonesia as a civilized nation.
  • While the proposal is seen as a response to the perceived threat of LGBTQ culture to national resilience, its adoption as a national legal norm requires broader public consensus.

Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs has responded to a proposal by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to replace the term LGBT with LGSP (Lesbian, Gay, Sodomy, and Pedophilia). The ministry views this change as a natural development within the scope of religious outreach, education, and the strengthening of ethics and morals in society.

Ahmad Zayadi, Director of Bina KUA and Family Sakinah at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, stated that the MUI's stance is understandable as an effort to convey religious messages concerning morality and civilization. "The MUI's views and firm stance, including the proposed use of the term LGSP instead of LGBT, are natural within the framework of religious messages, education, and the enforcement of ethics, morals, and civilization. We are aware that Indonesia is a civilized nation-state," Zayadi told Republika.

The MUI's views and firm stance, including the proposed use of the term LGSP instead of LGBT, are natural within the framework of religious messages, education, and the enforcement of ethics, morals, and civilization. We are aware that Indonesia is a civilized nation-state.

— Ahmad ZayadiDirector of Bina KUA and Family Sakinah at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, explaining the ministry's view on the MUI's proposal.

The ministry also acknowledged that the spread of LGBTQ culture is considered a non-military threat to national resilience, as outlined in Presidential Regulation No. 111 of 2025. This regulation categorizes LGBTQ cultural dissemination as a form of non-military threat, necessitating early preventive measures through religious and educational instruments.

However, Zayadi emphasized that adopting LGSP as a binding national legal norm would require a more extensive process and broader public consensus. He indicated that for the MUI's proposal to become a legally binding national standard, it must continue to strengthen public discourse to build that consensus.

However, for it to become an agreement and then be proposed as a binding national positive legal norm, the MUI must continue to strengthen public narrative to build that consensus.

— Ahmad ZayadiDirector of Bina KUA and Family Sakinah at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, discussing the process for adopting the proposed term as a national legal norm.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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