Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 08:51:14 +0700 From: Dede Oetomo Subject: Introduction to Indonesian Lesbian & Gay Network introducing G A Y a NUSANTARA and the indonesian lesbian and gay network G A Y a NUSANTARA is a gay support organization based in Surabaya, the capital of East Java Province. We aim to provide services in sexual health as well as to empower lesbians and gay men in our own local community and by coordinating and facilitating other organizations and individual activists in other communities across the Indonesian archipelago. We are currently the national coordinating body which coordinates the Indonesian lesbian and gay network, consisting of organizations and individual activists throughout the nation. Many of the organizations in our network comprise transgendered people (waria) as well. (For a complete list of organizations, activists and our addresses, we refer you to the attached directory). Within the network, we are simultaneously the regional coordinating body in charge of organizations and individual activists in East Java and Borneo. Other coordinating bodies are IPOOS/Gaya Betawi for the Jakarta metropolitan area and Sumatra, GAYa PRIAngan for West Java, Indonesian Gay Society for Central Java and Yogyakarta, Gaya Dewata for Bali and Nusa Tenggara, and Gaya Celebes for Celebes, the Moluccas and Irian Jaya (West Papua). We are also the coordinating body for publications. One of our activities is in fact publishing a monthly 60-page magazine, also called G A Y a NUSANTARA. Several other organizations in the network also publish magazines or newsletters. Finally, we also coordinate public relations work aimed at the general public and the media. Other task-based coordinating bodies are IPOOS/Gaya Betawi for artistic and sports activities and Gaya Dewata for HIV/AIDS-related activities. We founded G A Y a NUSANTARA in August 1987 and launched the premier issue of the magazine in November of the same year. At the moment our circulation is 700 copies per issue, 200 of which are distributed by pre-paid, mail-order subscription, 150 distributed free to friendly organizations, and the rest sold directly. We estimate that each copy is further circulated and read by 10 to 15 persons. We hold monthly meetings in Surabaya every first Sunday of the month (10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.). G A Y a NUSANTARA is a member of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) and is actively involved in the Asia/Pacific Council of AIDS Service Organizations (APCASO) network. Within ILGA we twin with Gayzette Collective in Melbourne, Australia. We offer the following services: Putting people in contact with one another through personal ads in our magazine, by correspondence, and through personal contacts. Providing peer-counselling in gay- and HIV/AIDS-related issues directly, through our magazine, by phone and by mail. We also organize a telephone helpline, carry out community outreach and conduct gay awareness workshops. Annual subscription rates to G A Y a NUSANTARA magazine (sent by airmail) are: Indonesia (including East Timor): Rps42,000. Other ASEAN member-states: Rps67,800 (US$30.80) Asia and the Pacific: Rps75,000 (US$34.10) Europe: Rps95,400 (US$43.40) Africa and the Americas: Rps102,600 (US$46.60). Subscription fees can be remitted by international money order or cheque in Indonesian or U.S. currency, payable to G A Y a NUSANTARA. For more information: e-mail doetomo@indo.net.id 01/96 NATIONAL DIRECTORY => Indonesian Gay Network (Organizations) Gaya Deli, P.O. Box 25/MDBU, Medan, Sum-Ut 20154 Gaya Siak, c/o Yayasan Utama, Jln Diponegoro 8, Pekanbaru, Riau 28111 (Ph./Fax. +62-761-37645) Batam Island Gay Society (BIGS), P.O. Box 1066 BATAM N, Batam, Riau 29432 Ikatan Persaudaraan Orang-orang Sehati (IPOOS)/Gaya Betawi), P.O. Box 7631/JKBTN, Jakarta Barat 11470 (Ph. +62-21-566-0589, 09.00-18.00 WIB, exc. Tuesdays) GAYa PRIAngan, P.O. Box 1819, Bandung, Ja-Bar 40018 (Ph. +62-22-250-4325) Gaya Semarang, Jln Ngesrep Timur V/46, Semarang, Ja-Teng 50000 Gay Organisation (GO), P.O. Box 109, Kebumen, Ja-Teng 54301 (Ph. +62-287-61100, after 18.00 WIB, ATTN: Pras) Indonesian Gay Society (IGS), P.O. Box 36/YKBS, Yogyakarta 55281 (Ph. +62-274-562017) Gaya Nusantara (GN), Jln Mulyosari Timur 46, Surabaya, Ja-Tim 60112 (Ph. +62-31-593-4924, Fax. 593-9070, ATTN: Dede Oetomo, E-mail: doetomo@ indo.net.id) Gaya Baya (GB), Jln Dupak Bangunrejo I/18, Surabaya, Ja-Tim 60179 GYSKA, P.O. Box 202, Kediri, Ja-Tim 64101 Ikatan Gaya Arema (IGAMA), c/o Yoseph Bridal Salon & Dance Group, Jln Raya Sumbersari 254-C, Malang, Ja-Tim 65145 (Ph. +62-341-571882) Gaya Dewata, Jln Belimbing Gg Y No. 4, Denpasar, Bali 80231 (Ph. +62-361-222620, 09.30-15.30 WITA) Gaya Dewata-Singaraja, Posko YCUI Singaraja, c/o Geria Susantha, Jln P Sumatra III/14, Kampung Baru, Singaraja, Bali 81114 Gaya Celebes, Lembayung Celebes [lesbian organization], Sensasi Dolls [transgendered organization], P.O. Box 1309, Ujungpandang, Sul-Sel 90013 (Ph. +62-411-510943) GAYa Intim, P.O. Box 1102, Amboina, Maluku 97011. => Indonesian Gay Network (Individual Activists/Correspondents) Yohanes, Jakarta, Ph. +62-21-629-5018 (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, 19.00-22.00 WIB) Adjie Darmakusuma, P.O. Box 367, Bogor, Ja-Bar 16003 Gogo, Jln Pekawatan 18, Cirebon, Ja-Bar 45116 (Ph. +62-231-208270, Mondays Fridays, after 17.00 WIB, Saturdays & Sundays, after 14.00 WIB) Dimas, P.O. Box 279, Purwokerto, Ja-Teng 53101 Eric P Aaron, Jln Sagan Timur GK #V/1018pav., Terban-Gondokusuman, Yogyakarta 55223 (Ph. +62-274-589275, Mondays Fridays, 15.00 18.00 WIB) Sareh Irianto, Jln Joho II/3 RT06 RW10, Gremet, Solo, Ja-Teng 57139 (Ph. +62-271-714258) Yanto Karno, Jln K H Wahid Hasim 81, Sampang, Madura, Ja-Tim 69213 Ivit, P.O. Box 1081, Samarinda, Kal-Tim 75010 Chandra, Balikpapan, Kal-Tim [temporarily c/o GN] Angga, P.O. Box 10, Ende, NTT 86301 David, Manado, Sul-Ut [temporarily via GN]. => Individual Lesbian Activists/Correspondents Ellen, Jakarta [temporarily c/o GN] Niken, P.O. Box 3308/JKP, Jakarta Pusat 10033 Betsy, c/o Lentera, PKBI, Jln Tentara Rakyat Mataram, Gg Kapas Badran, Yogyakarta 55231. => Related Organizations Persekutuan WGL Jakarta, c/o Menteng Beauty Salon, Jln Gondangdia Lama 28, Jakarta Pusat 10300 (Christian) Hospitality Exchange Indonesia (HEI), P.O. Box 2055/BOTR, Bogor Timur, Ja-Bar 16020 DPC Hiwaria MKGR Kodya Semarang, Jln Tentara Pelajar (Mrican), Semarang, Ja-Teng 50000 (transgendered) DPD Hiwaria MKGR DI Yogyakarta, Jln Tentara Rakyat Mataram Gg Kapas Badran, Yogyakarta 55231 (Ph. +62-274-586767) (transgendered) GATRA Penpals Club, P.O. Box 1557, Surabaya, Ja-Tim 60015 Persekutuan Hidup Damai, Jln Ngagel Rejo Kidul 113, Surabaya, Ja-Tim 60245 (Ph. +62-31-588418) (Christian) Persatuan Waria Kotamadya Surabaya (Perwakos), Jln Kanginan III/10, Surabaya, Ja-Tim 60131 (Ph. +62-31-531-7068) (transgendered) DPD Hiwaria MKGR Ja-Tim, Jln Kenikir 7 (Kanginan), Surabaya, Ja-Tim 60131 (Ph. +62-31-535-0517) (transgendered) DPC Hiwaria MKGR Kodya/Kab. Probolinggo, Jln Gatot Subroto 77, Probolinggo, Ja-Tim 67200 (transgendered) DPD Hiwaria MKGR Irian Jaya, Jln Percetakan I, Jayapura, Ir-Ja 99000 (Ph. +62-967-31379) (transgendered). => Individual Transgendered (Waria) Activists Grace Jatmiko, c/o Natalia Salon, Jln Kapten Rivai 163, Palembang, Sum-Sel 30000 (Ph. +62-711-22163) Angel, c/o Angel's Salon, Hotel Menteng I, Jln Gondangdia Lama 28, Jakarta Pusat 10350 (Ph. +62-21-325208 ext. Angel's Salon) Patrisia, Jln Kebon Jati 175, Bandung, Ja-Bar 40000 (Ph. +62-22-611844) Susan Tolani, c/o Mia Beauty & Skin Care Salon, Jln Bukit Tunggal 8-A, Denpasar, Bali 80000 (Ph. +62-361-234625). => [Gay-friendly] AIDS Service Organizations Hotline AIDS Mitra Indonesia, Jln Kebon Kacang 9 No. 78, Jakarta Pusat 10240 (Ph./Fax. +62-21-310-0855, 15.00 20.00 WIB) Yayasan Utama, Jln Diponegoro 8, Pekanbaru, Riau 28111 (Ph./Fax. +62-761-37645) Yayasan PRIAngan, P.O. Box 1819, Bandung, Ja-Bar 40018 (Ph. +62-22-250-4325) Lentera, PKBI, Jln Tentara Rakyat Mataram Gg Kapas Badran, Yogyakarta 55231 (Ph. +62-274-513595, Fax. 513566, E-mail: lentera@ins.healthnet.org) Yayasan Kemanusiaan, c/o Jln Mulyosari Timur 46, Surabaya, Ja-Tim 60112 (Ph. +62-31-593-4924, 594-1075, Fax. 593-9070 [ATTN: Dede Oetomo], E-mail: doetomo@indo.net.id) Yayasan Abdi Asih, Jln Dukuh Kupang Timur X/11, Surabaya, Ja-Tim 60256 (Ph. +62-31-580355) Yayasan Citra Usadha Indonesia, Jln Belimbing Gg Y No. 4, Denpasar, Bali 80231 (Ph. +62-361-222620, 09.30-15.30 WITA, Fax. 229487) Yayasan Gaya Celebes, P.O. Box 1309, Ujungpandang, Sul-Sel 90013 (Ph. +62-411-510943) Hotline AIDS 'Triple M,' PKBI, Jln Landak Baru 55, Ujungpandang, Sul-Sel 90135 (Ph. +62-411-871051, 10.00-16.00 WITA). Last updated: 16/02/1996