JAKARTA: Bieureun regency in Aceh has banned the employment of openly transgender people at beauty parlors, expressing concern over the influence of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community on the youth.
The ban was issued through a letter from the regency’s syariah agency to the owners of beauty parlours, asking them not to employ LGBT people or face revocation of their business permits.
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