jakarta days long-running indonesian television comedy air last month producers get letter broadcast commission warn male character show dress behave like woman could violate broadcast standards evaluate show ... immediately remind staff careful minimize lgbt content network say anita wulandari prasojo head market public relations trans7 private television station air show opera van java last month may future indonesia parliament consider national legislation would ban lesbian gay bisexual transgender lgbt content tv screen end year draft bill reuters review would revise broadcast law scrub content lgbt behavior broadcast advertisements show lesbian homosexual bisexual transgender behavior would ban explicitly define lgbt behavior lawmakers tell reuters ban could include dramas gay character traditional folk comedic performances cross-dress effeminate men broadcast advocate lgbt right would late measure target lgbt community rise tide hostility world third-largest democracy indonesian police last week briefly detain 51 people include eight foreigners gay spa jakarta one several raid target lgbt community lgbt criminal enter public sphere broadcast public course must regulate say bobby rizaldi member parliament involve draft law another mp hanafi rais say lgbt abnormality destructive young generations content educational qualities commercial advertise purpose must reject hanafi say content aim fix abnormality would allow add unite nations human right office friday condemn anti-gay crackdowns indonesia egypt azerbaijan arrest detain people base actual perceive sexual orientation gender identity definition arbitrary violate international law un human right spokesperson rupert colville tell news brief may police detain 141 men another gay sauna reportedly strip-search march almost naked venue police vehicles photos share social media activists consider abuse power violation privacy police use controversial anti-pornography law outlaw physical display sexual relations justify raid activists say law sweep abuse target lgbt minority homosexuality crime indonesia world large muslim population except ultra-conservative aceh province enforce islamic law program like opera van java regular fixture indonesian tv draw indonesia traditional performance arts folk tales often depict transgender transvestite character transgender community know locally waria contraction indonesian word woman man largely accept part country entertainment industry fear propose broadcast restrictions could end discriminate lgbt community serious issue impact industry stifle creativity say nanda persada head indonesian association managers artists lgbt artists adjust behavior avoid sanction expressive say artists tell program meet private tv station top script rewrite persada say prominent gay right activist dede oetomo say draft law misinform take account local culture transgender people accept part society traditional performances base ancient myths feature transgender character show rule elite lose touch traditions oetomo say already difficult lgbt .. long run continue protest fight say draft legislation put forward commission information pending approval plenary session parliament late year indonesia consider ban `` destructive `` lgbt-related tv content