THE furor over the issue of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community suddenly became a discussion at the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM). This started when Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Zulkifli Hasan made a statement in January that five factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) agreed to acknowledge LGBTs. Komnas HAM Chairman Ahmad Taufan Damanik then figuratively tore to shreds the