Prabowo's Perpres 111/2025 Labels LGBTQ as Threat, DPR Responds

The government, through Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 111 of 2025 concerning the General Policy on State Defence for 2025-2029, has classified the spread of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) culture as a non-military threat. The regulation was enacted by President Prabowo Subianto on 24 October 2025. The Perpres defines non-military threats as efforts or activities that do not use weapons but endanger or threaten state sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the safety of the nation. These threats encompass ideological, political, economic, social and cultural, technological, public safety, and legislative dimensions. The document lists the spread of prohibited ideologies, separatism, terrorism, radicalism, online gambling, illegal online loans, illegal trade, drug abuse, and the spread of LGBTQ culture as part of these non-military threats. Other threats include natural disasters, vulnerabilities from nuclear, biological, chemical, and radioactive installations, cyber-attacks, attacks on vital national objects, the impacts of global warming, and disease outbreaks. The Perpres refers to Law Number 23 of 2019, which divides predicted threats to the state into three categories: military, non-military, and hybrid. Member of House Commission I, Oleh Soleh, expressed full support for President Prabowo’s move, stating the regulation is a timely step that must be supported by all elements of the nation. He assessed that the spread of LGBT is becoming increasingly massive and could negatively impact the future of the nation’s generation. Oleh Soleh highlighted the emergence of behaviours he considers inconsistent with the norms, culture, and values embraced by Indonesian society, asserting the state has an obligation to take preventive measures. He called on parents to increase supervision and guidance of their children to prevent them from being easily influenced by LGBT-related content and information. Similarly, Chairman of House Commission VIII, Marwan Dasopang, argued that the prevalence of LGBT behaviour could threaten the nation’s sustainability by impacting generational regeneration. He noted that Indonesia’s Marriage Law only recognises marriage between a man and a woman, and that same-sex marriage would violate this law. Marwan also referenced the Law on Maternal and Child Welfare, stating that if LGBT becomes widespread, the continuity of offspring is threatened. He described LGBT behaviour as a deviation that should not be displayed in public and suggested that handling it could involve medical or psychological approaches. He added that it is reasonable for parties, including the Indonesian Ulema Council, to propose a specific law regulating LGBT.