Same sex wedding in Indonesia

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

I am neither pro nor against same sex marriages, to me, it is the personal lifestyle of adults and I don't care what or how they live their lives. It however does cross my mind why, against family objections, social and religious norms, public resentment, and established tradition, some people are hell-bent on getting married to their homo-lovers!, and proudly display it in public! Recent years have seen this occur right here in South-East Asia as well, as reported in this case here in Indonesia! I know that transgenders are appointed certain duties in social affairs, so the argument that we are a "conservative" society doesn't stand up, these practice has been in Asian societies for centuries!

Cheers!


http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2...residents.html

Same-sex wedding confuses Boyolali residents thejakartapost.com, Boyolali | Archipelago | Sun, October 11 2015, 6:35 PM

A wedding reception of a same-sex couple has confused residents of Cluntang village, Musuk, Boyolali regency, Central Java. Saturday’s wedding reception had reportedly been opposed by relatives of one of the marrying pair, kompas.com reported.Just like other wedding couples, Ratu Airin Karla aka DRN and Dumani aka DMN wore wedding outfits. Karla (not her real name) wore a Javanese wedding dress and had her hair styed in a sanggul (knot), decorated with jasmine flowers. Dumani wore a beskap (traditional Javanese shirt). The bridal couple was seated on a stage to welcome guests. A banner emblazoned with the message “the celebration of the union of Ratu Airin Karla and Dumani. Give us your blessings”, was the backdrop of the stage.Just like other wedding couples, DRN and DMN participated in a string of wedding rituals. One thing that made it different from other wedding parties was that both DRN and DMN are male.One of DRN’s friends, who identified himself only as Ratno, said the event was simply to celebrate the couple’s union.“It’s just to express thanks to God. But about their marriage, I don’t know how to explain it,” he said.Meanwhile, a Cluntang village official, Suryati, said the couple had not applied for a marriage permit. She said it would have been impossible for village officials to issue a permit as the union violated both state regulations and religious norms.“It would be impossible to permit such a marriage. If permitted, it would mean that we legalized same sex marriage,” she said in Boyolali on Saturday.Suryati claimed that guests at the reception were acquainted with each other and the event was simply to celebrate their gratitude; that it was not a wedding reception.Indonesia does not recognize same-sex marriage. However, in September, an American and Balinese gay couple was reported to have married in Bali. Footage of their wedding ceremony went viral on social media and YouTube, sparking a national outcry. (ags/ebf)


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