The Mayor Of Makassar Supports The Administering Of The LGBT Regional Regulation

Makassar Mayor Moh Ramdhan Pomanto. ANTARA/HO/Makassar City Government

Makassar Mayor Moh Ramdhan Pomanto expressed his support for the stabbing of the Draft Regional Regulation (Ranperda) on the Prohibition of Lesbian, Gay, Biseks, and Transgender (LGBT) by the Makassar City Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD). "We really support the brewing and we have rejected the LGBT from the start because we are religious and religious people," he said in Makassar, Antara, Sunday, January 8. Ramdhan Pomanto said that the Ranperda Initiation by Commission D of the Makassar DPRD is starting to be discussed at this time. He said that with the LGBT Prohibition Regulation, all forms of campaigns or activities that deviate from sexual life and orientation are no longer justified. "Hopefully the local regulation will be discussed quickly and determined. If this regional regulation is present, then there should no longer be a campaign or activity from the LGBT community," he said. He stated that the regulation is a form of prevention and the right steps to protect the younger generation from all forms of sexual orientation irregularities. "If it is to protect the generation, I fully support it," he said. Previously, the Chairman of Commission D of the Makassar DPRD Andi Hadi Ibrahim Baso said that the pros and cons that occurred in the community regarding the regional regulation were considered too early. Moreover, there has been a response from those who think that this regional regulation seems discriminatory towards one group. According to Hadi, each regional regulation must go through an in-depth study by related experts. Like academics who serve as a team of experts in drafting academic texts. In addition, discussions must also touch on legal and social backgrounds so that discriminatory issues can be avoided. "So the expert team thinks. After the draft, it is discussed in the DPRD. With this regional regulation, all parties will be accommodated for the common interest. Do not immediately think negative, there are groups that are discriminated against," he said. Ranperda serupa juga diklaim telah lebih dahulu diterapkan di beberapa daerah, seperti Bekasi dan Bogor.