PKS Backs Presidential Regulation Classifying LGBTQ as a Threat

The Central Executive Board (DPP) of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) supports Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 111 of 2025 concerning the General Policy on State Defence for 2025-2029, which regulates various forms of non-military threats to the state. PKS President Al Muzammil Yusuf stated that the pro-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) ideology, classified as a non-military threat in the regulation, contradicts the first and second principles of Pancasila. According to Al Muzammil, no religion in Indonesia legalises LGBTQ practices. ‘Within the framework of Pancasila, LGBTQ campaigning clearly contradicts the First Principle, Belief in the One and Only God, and the Second Principle, Just and Civilised Humanity,’ Al Muzammil said in a statement on Monday (6/7). He also argued that the anti-LGBTQ campaign aligns with Article 31, paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution, which mandates the state to organise an education system that enhances faith, piety, and noble character. Al Muzammil said PKS has taken a firm stance to reject LGBTQ campaigning as a global movement, including the notion of free sex. PKS, he continued, will not normalise such campaigns in public spaces or legislation. ‘We even encourage the need for clear regulations regarding the prohibition of LGBTQ propaganda in Indonesia,’ he said. As a form of support, Al Muzammil stated that his party will instruct all its cadres, especially those in regional executive positions, to implement Perpres 111 through local regulations. ‘I call on PKS public officials in the executive and legislative branches to oversee the implementation of this Presidential Regulation, and even strengthen it by issuing regional regulations that prohibit LGBTQ campaigning,’ he said. The government issued Presidential Regulation Number 111 of 2025 on the General Policy on State Defence 2025-2029, which sets out various classifications of threats to the state, including the spread of LGBTQ culture as a non-military threat. The regulation includes the spread of prohibited ideologies, separatism, terrorism, radicalism, online gambling, illegal online lending, illegal trade, narcotics abuse, and the spread of LGBTQ culture as part of non-military threats.