July 2012
21 posts
22.07.12
Berapa banyak dari kita yang menjalani hidup dalam kepura-puraan? Pura-pura maskulin supaya tidak dipanggil bencong. Pura-pura suka bola biar diaggap up-to-date. Pura-pura Salat Tarawih karena takut orang tua panik dan membawamu ke pesantren begitu tahu anaknya mengamini The God Delusion. Pura-pura punya pacar perempuan supaya dikira heteroseksual. Pura-pura acuh di depan seseorang yang kamu...
In Three Months
In three months, you can take a short semester of two credits Sociology class. In three months, you can read Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Buru tetralogy in a row and finally find yourself see humanity in a different way. In three months, you can open registration for volunteers and make a youth camp for forty.
Three months is how long it take a student to get himself cursing Islamic Law class...
Sexual & Reproductive Health Workshop
On February 12th, 2012, I was involved in a Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Workshop at Aria Putra Orphanage, Ciputat. The event was initiated by Lutviah. Me and the rest of the team had been trained by Aliansi Remaja Independen (Independent Youth Alliance) the day before.
There were 30 youth aged 12 to 17 year old in the place. We did the workshop inside the mosque as we divided them into...
Give Kids Books
On February 5th, 2012, I co-organized a book charity event under Global Citizen Corps Indonesia named Give Kids Books. The event was actually initiated by Aisyah Ibadi. We aimed to donate children books like academic book, comic, storybook, and even toys and stationery from people living in Jakarta and Depok. The stuff would be given to Taman Bacaan Masyarakat Jendela Dunia, a children library...
“Kita harus menemukan kata baru untuk ‘mengalah’ supaya mengalah...”
– 14.07.12
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Hari Bebas Bully Project
“Some people won’t be happy until they’ve pushed you to the ground. What you have to do is have the courage to stand your ground and not give them the time of day. Hold on to your power and never give it away.” ― Donna Schoenrock
When I was in high school, the very basic subtle question among freshmen was “how do I fit in?”. That question, without even being asked, was something...
David Andrade Pimienta: 5 Tips for Bullied LGBTQ...
Editor’s note: As a part of the 2012 Fullerton High School “Mr. Fullerton” pageant, senior Kearian Giertz was asked, “Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” Kearian responded that he hoped that in 10 years marriage equality would be legal so that he could marry the man of his dreams. As a result of his answer, a school administrator disqualified him from the...
Kisah 70 Perawan
Teman Ateis (TA): Eh cerita kalo mujahid cowok masuk surga terus ada 72 perawan bener ada ga sih?
Gue (G): 70 perawan. Ya di Qur'an gitu katanya. Tapi, menurut penelusuran gramatikal yang diulas Irshad Manji dalam bukunya, dia bilang sebenernya bukan 70 perawan, tapi 70 kismis.
TA: Hahaha apa banget. Kismis apaan? Makanan?
G: Kismis makanan iya haha.
TA: Jadi, ke surga, tempat terindah, terbagus, tersempurna, termegah, tereksklusif, pas dateng dikasih 70 kismis?
G: Iya, tafsirannya begitu.
TA: Engga, itu menurut si Irshad. Menurut banyak orang Islam ya 70 perawan cewek. Kasian ceweknya ya.
G: Terus kalo mujahidnya homoseksual, masa dapet 70 perawan. Apa-apaan itu. Heteroseksis banget Qur'an. Nggak mungkin lah Qur'an begitu.
TA: Ya... homoseksual nggak mungkin masuk surga kan...
Ketika Ateis dan Komunis 'Dilegalkan'
Gue: Eh Ketua MK bilang keberadaan kelompok ateis dan komunis diperbolehkan. Baca deh (ngasih link)
Temen ateis: Hah demi apa? Alhamdulillaah...
12.07.12
This guy—wearing black-framed glasses, long-sleeved shirt with black n’ white horizontal strips, and three-quarter jeans—was sitting calmly on the front seat. This guy, never laughed whenever the speaker threw jokes verbally. As I trailed his sight to the interpreter beside the screen, I understood. This guy had me spent most of my sight instead. He wouldn’t know anyway. But I thought...
Differently-abled
Malam ini saya dan beberapa teman menghadiri diskusi publik mengenai difable dan normalitas yang diadakan di Salihara. Salihara? Ya, venue yang sama di mana saya dan Henri dan Masyrifah dan Dondik dan Ika menghadiri kuliah umum Irshad Manji beberapa bulan lalu yang hanya berlangsung 20 menit sebelum diserbu oleh kelompok fundamentalis yang mengatasnamakan (salah satunya) keresahan masyarakat...
“You could patch up whatever was broken, but if you were the one who had fixed...”
– Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes
“If you love someone, you must be prepared to set them free.”
– Paulo Coelho, The Winner Stands Alone
Seharusnya
Ada satu pernyataan dari seorang mahasiswa ‘pemerhati isu LGBTIQ’ yang saya wawancarai untuk artikel LGBTIQ: Keberagaman Seksual dalam Praduga dan Stigma yang masih teringat sampai sekarang. Dia berkata, “bahwa sebenarnya, nggak ada yang seharusnya.”
Kalimat di atas sebenarnya multikonteks. Jika memang tidak melanggar kode etik jurnalistik, saya akan memublikasikan hasil...
June 2012
46 posts
Toleransi Adalah Saya
Seseorang bisa dengan keyakinan setengah mati mengatakan bahwa ia, sebagai bagian dari mayoritas, telah menoleransi keberadaan komunitas transgender di lingkungannya. Toleransi itu diwujudkan dengan tidak mengganggu kegiatan kelompok transgender tersebut, membiarkan mereka mempunyai sekretariat sendiri, membiarkan mereka bersuara dalam forum kesehatan dan hak reproduksi dan seksual....
“Aku lebih menyukai pujian sinis daripada kritik membangun. Tolong bilang padaku...”
– Maureen, The Winner Stands Alone (Paulo Coelho) 