The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender in the State of Pancasila
Many countries in Europe, the USA and Latin America are facing crucial social problem, mainly caused by the development of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender in their society. The most crucial problem was the question whether a marriage between two citizens of similar sex could be approved by the Government. Democratically the dispute about this social problem in the USA was legally processed by the USA Supreme Court. The crucial situation which was taking place in the USA was apparently watched by another countries of Europe and Latin America facing the same social problem.
Indonesia is the state based on Pancasila philosophy. Philosophically Indonesia is not Theological State but Indonesia respect all the Religion and expects its population are religious people. The State of Indonesia is secular state but clearly it is dedicated all of his population are religious people who believe in one God almighty.
Based on this philosophy Indonesia is a State which is not expecting the development of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (L, G, B, and T) as one of the Indonesian people way of life. According to the monolithic religion stated in Pancasila, as the heritage of Adam and Eva the people in the Indonesia are consisting of men and women.
The State of Indonesia is describing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (L, G, B, and T) as a problem of mankind that should not be developing, though humanly the life of the people of that group are protected. (L, G, B and T) are social disease that should not be treated as a part of human way of life. However the life of the people belong to T, G, B and T should be protected humanly.
Concludedly as a State based on Pancasila, Indonesia is respecting and applying humanism and human right in its running the country, however there will never be any Law or Regulation to support the development of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. The Law on L, G, B, and T should not be intended to support the development of T, G, B and T as a way of life, but Law on T,G,B and T is made to stop the development of those social problem within the Indonesia society.
LGBT is a Humanitarian Problem
The existence of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender started to become international issue when the Supreme Court of the USA approved the marriage of two persons of the same sex on June 2015. Apparently now there are around 22 countries in Europe and Latin America had followed the US to permit the marriage between two persons of the similar sex.
The policy approving a marriage between two similar sex is mainly based on the principle of human right of everyone to love whoever they love. And most people in Europe are of the opinion they reject the theological state system and totally applying the secular system of running the government. The people of Europe, the USA and Latin America tend likely the problem of L, G, B and T are considered as humanitarian problem it is not religious problem or state problem. The situation is clearly different to the country of Africa, Middle East and Asia such as Indonesia, which respect religion and believe to God.
In Indonesia the problem of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender has the indication will emerge in the society, but people in general tend to describe L, G, B and T are abnormal condition of people and likely the people of Indonesia tend to solve the problem of L, G, B and T based on religious consideration. Religious consideration should be considered as stronger reason than the human right principles. However though the majority of the Indonesian people are rejecting L,G, B and T but the existence of L,G,B and T are still protected in term of its security because the majority of the people describing L,G, B and T are people of abnormal condition that should be protected their life.
The UNDP is of the attitude to launch a campaign requesting all the nation to accept L, G, B and T as a part of human way of life and for this purpose a certain enough budget is allocated. How ever the Indonesian Government tend to reject the UNDP offer because L,G,B and T are not condition that should be treated as human way of life but it is abnormal condition that should not be developed as human way of life though the people belong to T, G, B, and T should be protracted their security life.
The basic character of the Indonesian people are religious people though the Indonesian people refused the Theological State System. Indonesia is a democratic country which is expecting all her nation are religious people who consider T, G, B and T are against the religion who believes people are consist of man and woman. However as democratic country the Government protects the safety life of all her population.
The Indonesian people had never applied theological system in their history of States. However the history of Kingdoms in Indonesia were always described the King is the Leader of Religion followed by the majority of the people. Now being freedom state, democratically Indonesia which is based on Pancasila philosophy is not theological state, she is secular country but she is respecting all the religion which believe people are consisting of men and women.
All of this tract record is intended to conclude that the people of this country were religious though Indonesia never applied theological system in its Kingdom or in its freedom country to day. Being religious nation the people of Indonesia believes people are consist of men and women.
The emergence of the L, G, B and T problem in the Indonesian society is clearly the will of God but it does not change the composition of human in the world which is consisting of man and woman as the heritage of Adam and Eva.
The religious people tend to agree a Law on L,G, B and T is made as a regulation to stop the development of L, G, B, and T and it is not Law described as the regulation to develop L, G, B and T. Some scholars on Law are of the opinion a number of Law should be perfected, such as the Law on marriage should clearly declare the marriage in Indonesia is applied for a pair of man and woman.
Conclusion
Indonesia is not theological state and it is not also secular state system, but it is State which is based on Pancasila. The country is respecting all the religion and expecting all the population are religious follower of monolithic religion. Pancasila is clearly declared Believe in only one all mighty of God giving the world only man and woman as the heritage of Adam and Eva.
Based on Pancasila Ideology, the Government and the people are respecting human right and ready applying the humanitarian policy to protect the L, G, B, and T in term of their safety life but not to support their development. Based on Pancasila, the existence of L, G, B and T are social problem that should not be developed as way of life and marriage between two persons of similar sex is against law.
A Law and regulation should be published to stop the development of L, G, B and T as way of life but humanly the life of the L, G, B and the T is protected.
*) Soedibyo, social observer. Residing in South Jakarta.