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Transvestites prepare backstage before performing a traditional dance opera known as Ludruk on October 30, 2016 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Indonesia's LGBT community has been under a wave of attacks since the beginning of 2016 while the country's ministers had described transgenderism as a mental disorder, and gay sex had been criminalized, as well as nonmarital heterosexual sex. In Mojokerto, a traditional dance opera group called Ludruk Karya Budaya continues to be an art form, performed by transvestites who play female roles while adding a touch of comedy. Consisting of 18 transgenders in group, each of them earn up to Rp 150,000 ($15USD) per show since the act began May 29, 1969 in Mojokerto, East Java. Homosexuality and gay sex are not illegal in Indonesia but the world's largest Muslim country has been increasing meeting intolerance from the Indonesian public. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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