Indonesia’s president, Prabowo Subianto, officially classified the “spread of LGBTQ culture” as a nonmilitary threat under the social, cultural, and ideological dimensions of the country’s national defense.
This was specified in Presidential Regulation No. 111/2025 on National Defense Policy 2025–2029, which was earlier signed by the President on October 24, 2025.
In this regulation’s framework, there are three types of threats to Indonesia: military, nonmilitary, and hybrid. The “spread of LGBTQ culture” is categorized under nonmilitary threats alongside other social issues, including radicalism, separatism, terrorism, online gambling, illegal online loans, and drug abuse.
Noe implementable, the policy is said to flag cultural shifts that could impact national resilience and the so-called “traditional values”. However, this designation is also aligned with the ongoing demonization of LGBTQIA+ people in Indonesia. Under Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 111 of 2025 on the General Defense Policy for 2025-2029, the “spread of LGBTQ culture” is considered a non-military threat; Article 292 of the Criminal Code criminalizes same-sex sexual acts involving minors, carrying a maximum prison sentence of five years; and Indonesia’s Criminal Code, contained in Law No. 1/2023 and scheduled to take effect in 2026, provides criminal penalties for same-sex acts involving violence, coercion, or pornographic conduct.
