Julia Suryakusuma
The writer is the author of Julia’s Jihad.

THE National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is just a little way up the road from Taman Lawang, where the transgender people of Jakarta roam at night. That’s why I thought it was quite a coincidence last week when Komnas Perempuan asked me to lead a discussion for their gender awareness education program. You see, the topic was a 1997 Belgian film called M