Indonesia’s top Islamic clerical body has warned men not to wear “women’s clothing” for Independence Day festivities despite a long-standing tradition of men in dresses playing football as part of the annual fun.Amid a rising tide of anti-LGBTQ sentiment in the Muslim-majority Southeast Asian nation, the influential Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) said in a statement such behaviour was “haram” or forbidden.The MUI said its intervention was “an effort to prevent the covert campaign of the Lesbian, Gay, Sodomy and Obscenity (LGSP) movement” – the acronym it promotes as an alternative to LGBT for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender.
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MON · 2026-08-10 · 07:23 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0810-100775
NSR-2026-0810-100775News Report·EN·Social Justice
Indonesian Islamic body warns against cross-dressing in Independence Day games
Indonesia's top Islamic clerical body, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), has issued a warning against men wearing "women's clothing" during Independence Day celebrations. This directive comes despite a tradition of men participating in dress-up football matches as part of the festivities.
ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-10 · 07:23 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Indonesia's top Islamic clerical body, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), has issued a warning against men wearing "women's clothing" during Independence Day celebrations. This directive comes despite a tradition of men participating in dress-up football matches as part of the festivities. The MUI declared such behavior "haram," or forbidden, citing it as an effort to prevent what they term a "covert campaign of the Lesbian, Gay, Sodomy and Obscenity (LGSP) movement." The statement reflects a growing anti-LGBTQ sentiment in the Muslim-majority nation.
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The MUI's intervention is an effort to prevent the covert campaign of the Lesbian, Gay, Sodomy and Obscenity (LGSP) movement.
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The MUI stated that such behavior is 'haram' (forbidden).
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Indonesia's top Islamic clerical body warned men against wearing women's clothing for Independence Day games.
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There is a rising tide of anti-LGBTQ sentiment in Indonesia.
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