Any Gay Scene In Batam?

[cityhallguy]

Going batam on chinese new year 2nd day with my straight friends. They had their fun in gals so looking for my own fun if any. So anyone known of any places in Batam?

[Andy@Tokyo]

Found a blog on Batam... or rather Indonesia. but its in malay/indo i think

Indonesia: where are the gays

[Andy@Tokyo]

Got this from the net as well.. but note the date 1996. Wonder if they are still 'ons'

Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 09:42:33 +0700

From: Dede Oetomo <doetomo@server.indo.net.id>

Subject: News from Indonesia - #5/1996

Internal Bulletin

Issue #5 1996

Indonesian Lesbian and Gay Network

Published by: GAYa NUSANTARA

NETWORK-RELATED NEWS

1. BIGS (the Batam Island Gay Society) is for all intents and purposes

disbanded. Another group has formed in the meantime, i.e. BAGASY (Batam Gay

Society) with the address: P.O. Box 212, BATAM CENTRE 29400.

2. The [Christian] League for Peaceful Life of Surabaya has planned a

worship service on the March 22 and the April 12 1996, to take place at 7:00

p.m. Western Indonesian Time (GMT +7).

3. The Waria Association (Hiwaria) of Bali has formed with Susan Tolani as

Director.

4. The Gaya Nusantara meeting held on the first Sunday of each month has

been discontinued, and a substitute face-to-face meeting with our comrades

will occur every Monday and Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. Western Indonesian Time.

5. Ketut Yasa (of Gaya Dewata), who at KLGI (Indonesian Lesbian and Gay

Congress) II (Bandung - 95) was selected as Steering Committee Chair for the

upcoming KLGI III (Bali - 97), has transferred his duties to Didi Soedjono

(of Gaya Nusantara) to gather members for the Steering Committee of KLGI III.

6. Information about gathering places:

YOGYAKARTA:

- Cafe Excelso, Malioboro Mall.

- Borobudur Bar.

- Diskotik Basement, Hotel Mutiara.

SURABAYA:

- Atum Discotik, every Friday night.

SIDOARJO:

- Larangan Market.

- GOR Swimming pool, every Sunday morning and afternoon.

PASURUAN:

- Makam Gunung Gangsir, Bangil, every eve of Friday Legi, transgenders.

7. We have obtained news that Chris Green is no longer associated with the

Pelita Ilmu Foundation, and is now associated with the Mitra Indonesia

Foundation.

HEALTH

1. Dede Oetomo (Gaya Nusantara) has made a presentation on "Youth and AIDS"

as part of the "Festival of Youth" program undertaken jointly by AN-TV, HAI

Magazine, and radio Casanova

Denpasar.

2. Dede Oetomo (Gaya Nusantara) has been asked to serve as a consultant by

the Abdi Asih Foundation of Surabaya in their "Vaginal Douching" project.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

1. Several students in the anthropology program at Airlangga University are

conducting a thesis study of "camp" at Calfor (a gay meeting and cruising

area in Surabaya).

2. SCTV has contacted Gaya Nusantara and is interested in creating a

television report on lesbians.

3. Dede Oetomo of Gaya Nusantara has received an invitation from the Islamic

University Students' Association of Indonesia--Malang for a seminar on

"Campuses, Students, and Prostitution."

4. Matra Magazine, in their April 1996 edition (no. 117), interviewed Dede

Oetomo about lesbian issues in an article named "Problems of the Upper

Class" (pages 68-69).

For more information, email: GAYaNUSA@from.net

[Yeryk]

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