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Antigay Tweets, Indonesian Style 

Antigay Tweets, Indonesian Style 

Tifatul_sembiring

Indonesia's information minister, Tifatul Sembiring, says he meant no offense when he fired off several antigay statements via Twitter, the Associated Press reports.

"Behaviors which are potentially carrying the virus must be prevented," Sembiring tweeted last week, a reference to HIV. He also referred to Koranic injunctions against homosexuality and tweeted that the acronym AIDS means "Akibat Itunya Dipakai Sembarangan," or "because they were reckless about where they put their genitals," according to the AP.

The minister has previously blamed natural disasters on homosexuality. Sembiring also denounced the recent Q! gay and lesbian film festival held in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta. Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country.

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