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History

Homosexual activity in Sumatera Utara

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Homosexual activity in Sumatera Utara is legal.

Current status
Legal
Homosexuality is legal in Sumatra Utara.
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Same-sex marriage in Sumatera Utara

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Same-sex marriage in Sumatera Utara is banned.

Current status
Banned under federal Indonesia law
There is no legal recognition of same-sex unions in Indonesia. Article 1 of the Law No. 1 of the Year 1974 on Marriage states unequivocally that marriage is "a physical and spiritual bond between a man and a woman as husband and wife, having the purpose of establishing a happy and lasting family founded on the Belief in God Almighty".[1] Moreover, Article 2 states that a marriage is only lawful if it is in accordance with the laws of the religions of the respective parties. Meanwhile, Indonesians who have entered into same-sex marriage abroad are not allowed to register their marriage in Indonesia due to Article 1 of the Marriage Act.[2] Additionally, Article 34(1) of the Law No. 23 of the Year 2006 on Civil Administration obliges all marriages to be reported to the local authorities within 60 days after marriage, and the explanation of Article 34(1) states that "marriage" can only be performed by a man and a woman
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Sumatera Utara

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Sumatera Utara is unknown.

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Right to change legal gender in Sumatera Utara

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Right to change legal gender in Sumatera Utara is unknown.

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Unknown

Gender-affirming care in Sumatera Utara

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Gender-affirming care in Sumatera Utara is restricted.

Current status
Since Aug 2023
Restricted under federal Indonesia law
In August 2023, Indonesia passed Undang-Undang Kesehatan Number 17, a new health law that includes passages that restrict plastic and reconstructive surgery related to changing appearances, including sex reassignment surgery.
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1973–Aug 2023
Legal under federal Indonesia law
In 1973, the first sex reassignment surgery was performed in Indonesia. Since then, surgery and hormones have been offered in Indonesia but are not often advertised and social stigma inhibits this in practice.

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sumatera Utara

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sumatera Utara is unknown.

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LGBT discrimination in Sumatera Utara

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LGBT discrimination in Sumatera Utara is unknown.

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LGBT employment discrimination in Sumatera Utara

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LGBT employment discrimination in Sumatera Utara is unknown.

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LGBT housing discrimination in Sumatera Utara

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LGBT housing discrimination in Sumatera Utara is no protections.

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No protections under federal Indonesia law
There are no known protections.
The country in general is very hostile with LGBT community.

Same-sex adoption in Sumatera Utara

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Same-sex adoption in Sumatera Utara is unknown.

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Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Sumatera Utara

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Intersex infant surgery in Sumatera Utara is unknown.

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Unknown

Serving openly in military in Sumatera Utara

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Serving openly in military in Sumatera Utara is illegal.

Current status
Illegal under federal Indonesia law
According to ILGA "In 2021, the Supreme Court affirmed that it was legal for police forces to dismiss gay staff after an officer was fired for his "sexual orientation" by the Central Java Police in 2018 and attempted to appeal. Further, armed forces personnel are subject to dismissal or jail if found guilty of same-sex conduct per TNI telegrams ST/398/2009 and ST/1648/2019, which have been applied in numerous reported military court cases."

Under the ST/398/2009 telegram letter of the Indonesian Military, it is illegal for gays and lesbians to have same-sex acts with the same gender. The Indonesian Military aggressively hunts, cracks down, imprison, and dishonorably discharges LGBTQIA+ identifying members of the Indonesian Military. Numerous people inside the Military were imprisoned if vigilantes caught Military members having private, consensual, gay sex.

The former Commander of the National Armed Forces of Indonesia, Andika Perkasa stated there are no laws banning LGBT people to serve in Indonesian Military. However, he realized that the Indonesian military doesn’t allow “indecent sexual acts” to happen in the military.

Blood donations by MSMs in Sumatera Utara

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Blood donations by MSMs in Sumatera Utara is unknown.

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Unknown

Conversion therapy in Sumatera Utara

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Conversion therapy in Sumatera Utara is unknown.

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Unknown

Equal age of consent in Sumatera Utara

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Equal age of consent in Sumatera Utara is unknown.

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Unknown