Hemas supports condom machines

YOGYAKARTA: In the fight against HIV/AIDS, GKR Hemas, the wife of Yogyakarta Governor Hamengkubuwono X, has proven to be a strong ally, calling for more condom vending machines in the city.

"Installing more condom vending machines would help in preventing the spread of sexually transmittable diseases, like HIV/AIDS, in Yogyakarta," she said on Thursday.

She said promoting condom use should not be interpreted as encouraging free sex. "How can condom vending machines be seen as promoting free sex when there are enough movies, with sexual content, that do that already," she said.

She also spoke on the urgency to teach sex education in schools. -- JP