JAKARTA, Indonesia – It was in December 2017, as anti-LGBTQ sentiment was peaking in Indonesia, when Acep Saepudin’s father decided something needed to be done about his son. He sought out a spiritual ...

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LGBTQ people and rights advocates in Indonesia say there has been an increase in people seeking ruqyah as a form of conversion therapy since 2016.

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