Abstract
Abstract
 This paper aims to interrogate the representation of identities of sexual minorities, also known as LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer), on Magdalene.co, an Indonesia-based feminist web magazine which provides a slanted guide to women and issues and offers and engages with fresh perspectives beyond traditional gender and cultural confines. The representation of sexual minorities is observed through a selection of six published articles written by editorial members and from contributors’ submissions, varying in age, gender, self-identification as sexual minorities, and degree of anonymity. The articles are analysed via discourse analysis, primarily based on discourse theory by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe. Also, incorporated into the analysis are Adrienne Rich’s theory of politics of location to look at bodies of sexual minorities, and Gilbert Herdt’s(2009) concept of sexual panic to look at the increasing religious-conservatism in Indonesia in contrast to the sexuality of sexual minorities. Through this research, I aim to examine the ways in which the representation of sexual minorities in the media opens a space of resistance against heteronormative public discourse.
Highlights
In mid-January 2016, a controversy provoked heated, public discourse on the identities of sexual minorities in Indonesia
This paper aims to examine the representation of identities of sexual minorities known as the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) community, on the Indonesiabased, feminist web magazine, Magdalene.co
The aim of this research was to discuss the representation of identities of sexual minorities on an Indonesia-based web magazine Magdalene.co through discourse analysis
Summary
In mid-January 2016, a controversy provoked heated, public discourse on the identities of sexual minorities in Indonesia. The dispute started with the launch of a collaborative initiative for an LGBTQ Peer Support Network by Melela.org and the Sexuality Group and Resource Centre at the University of Indonesia (SGRC UI). After the release of the news reports, prominent community figures and public officials gave their uninformed opinions which were based on their personal misunderstandings and biases These controversial statements and the news coverage further marginalised sexual minorities, an already vulnerable group.. Two news articles quoted an interview with Rio Damar, founder of Melela.org, and both were published by national newspaper The Jakarta Post. These claims and the media discourse on sexual minorities inspired this research for two reasons. 10 Nira Yuval-Davis, The Politics of Belonging: Intersectional Contestations (Los Angeles and London: Sage, 2011) 94
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