Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 14:39:17 -0700
From: Dede Oetomo <doetomo@indo.net.id>
Subject: News from Indonesia - #9/1996

Internal Bulletin
Issue #9-1996
Indonesian Lesbian and Gay Network
Published by: GAYa Nusantara

NETWORK NEWS
1. On June 28, 1996, The League for Peace & Spiritual Life of Surabaya held a
worship service at Henny Beauty College, 82 Jalan Makam Peneleh in  Surabaya
at 7 P.M.

2. IPOOS/Gaya Betawi celebrated their 4th birthday with a party held at
KLIMAXX Disco, Jakarta on June 16. The theme for the party was "The Betawi
Spectacle". 

3. MEETING PLACES:
Kediri
          - Because of the forthcoming 1997 Indonesian elections the Alun 
             alun (town square) in Jalan Jenderal Sudirman is no longer being 
             used.
Samarinda
         - Mesra Indah shopping centre (2nd floor corridor) every Saturday 
            night.
         - Every Sunday night at the Patung Pesut Mahakam.
         - Every Monday night at the Terapung Disco.

4. The IGS (Yogyakarta) has a new organizing committee. The group now consists
of: Endi (chair), Bambang (deputy), Song (treasurer), Fajar (secretary),
Petrus (Public relations), Akhmad (publications),  Hudi (events), Yoyok (sport
& recreation), Widi (events).

5. BIGS (Batam) regret having to temporarily disband, but are organizing
themselves for a return to the network.

6. The International Gender Transient Affinity (IGTA) from the U.K. would like
to make contact with Indonesian transgenders through JLGI. IGTA feel they have
not successfully made contact with transgenders through the Indonesian
transgender organisation. Their address is IGTA, 1 Bank Buildings, School
Green Road, Freshwater P040 9AJ, Isle of Wight, England, UK.

7. Colleagues from the Philippines held a parade on 22/6/96 in Manila.
Meanwhile a parade has been planned for Tokyo on the 25/8/96. 

8. During 13-16 September 1996 there will be the International Gay Conference
in Munich, Germany. The IGC hopes to rival ILGA. Latest registrations were
taken on the 10/8/96. Contact: Palatine Society, c/o AKTYPI Isabel, Geraniu 7,
Athens 10 552, Greece.

HEALTH NEWS
1. The 3rd International Conference on the social impact of AIDS will be  held
during June 22-25, 1997, in Melbourne, Australia. Meanwhile Dede Oetomo has
been nominated as a member of the international scientific committee. For
further conference information contact: The Meeting Planners, 108 Church St.,
Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia. Tel. +61 3 9819 3700. Fax. 9819 5978.
E-mail: meeting@iacess.com.au.

2. The fourth International Conference on AIDS, with APCASO as one of the
sponsors, will be held in Manila, the Philippines during 25-29 October, 1997.
For more information please contact GN.


PUBLICATIONS
1. The April edition of the CITRA USADHA bulletin has been printed. One of the
articles is entitled "Between AIDS and Gay" by Yana (Gaya Dewata).

2. The Internal JLGI bulletin has also been quoted in Australian Gay and
Lesbian publications.

PUBLIC RELATIONS NEWS
1. An AIDS seminar was held at the Social and Political Faculty (FISIP) of
Airlangga University on 27/6/96.  

2. A seminar by the Indonesian Universities Medical Students' Senate will be
held in Denpasar, Bali 5/9/96. They have invited Dede Oetomo as guest speaker.

3. The name and addresses of Gaya Nusantara (GN), IPOOS, Gaya Priangan and
Gaya Celebes were included in the Pusat Media dan Pelatihan AIDS bulletin,
LP3Y, from Yogyakarta, May 1996.

Translated by: Rod Palmer.

For more information, email doetomo@indo.net.id