Gay and transgender struggle for acceptance in Indonesia

news.bbc.co.uk – By Karishma Vaswani – BBC News, Jakarta

In a cramped and dirty cell, four women sit side by side on a stone bench, waiting patiently for their turn to testify in court.

The women’s cell is littered with cigarette butts and pieces of tissue with lipstick marks.

In the corner, instead of a urinal, there is a female toilet, hidden by a modest wall designed to discourage peeping toms.

But among the women is a man – or certainly a person who looks like a man, judging by the way he is dressed and from his demeanour.