• 11/27/2024

Drag artists resist Indonesia’s anti-LGBTQ stigma to keep centuries-old Lengger Lanang alive: ‘not all men can do this’

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Lengger Lanang, performed by men dressed as Javanese princesses and with its roots in the 16th century, is close to disappearing in the Muslim-majority country with fewer than 100 performers remaining.

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3238184/drag-artists-resist-indonesias-anti-lgbtq-stigma-keep-centuries-old-lengger-lanang-alive-not-all-men?utm_source=rss_feed