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Saskia Wieringa: Diskriminasi LGBT Warisan Kolonialisme
Tempo.co, 22 December 2025: Saskia Wieringa - LGBT discrimination a colonial legacy
Tempo.co interview (22 Dec 2025, Savero Aristia Wienanto and Reza Maulana) with Saskia Wieringa on her book on the Indonesian lesbian, bisexual and trans movement. She traces discrimination to colonialism and says the 1965 sexual slander of Gerwani, accused of cutting generals' genitals while dancing erotically, was Indonesia's first sexual moral panic, ending sexual openness. She describes 1980s groups, Koalisi Perempuan Indonesia 1998 and the 2015 backlash.
Wawancara Tempo.co (22 Des 2025, Savero Aristia Wienanto dan Reza Maulana) dengan Saskia Wieringa tentang bukunya mengenai gerakan lesbian, biseksual dan trans di Indonesia. Ia menelusuri diskriminasi ke kolonialisme dan menyebut fitnah seksual 1965 terhadap Gerwani, dituduh memotong kemaluan jenderal sambil menari erotis, sebagai kepanikan moral seksual pertama yang mengakhiri keterbukaan seksual. Ia juga menguraikan kelompok 1980-an, KPI 1998 dan reaksi keras 2015.
“Sesudah 1965, terjadi fitnah terhadap Gerwani... sangat seksual. Itu adalah the first sexual moral panic. Semua aliran progresif dilarang (Wieringa, p. 1)”
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