Overview
"Through art, we express and celebrate our intersectional identities, fostering both personal acceptance and collective support understanding"
The Indonesian Queer Collective is a vibrant community that represents a variety of backgrounds and experiences, consisting of multiple immigrant generations. Some maintain strong ties to their roots, being fluent in the language and raised in Indonesian traditions. Others have a more tenuous connection, being only aware of their ancestry, and seek to reconnect with their heritage culture.
About Us
The Indonesian Queer Collective (IQC), founded on Gadigal Land (Sydney, Australia), emerged from a vibrant grassroots community that celebrated identity through Mardi Gras marches and Indonesian queer parties. On April 9, 2025, IQC became the first Indonesian queer organisation to be legally registered as a charity outside Indonesia, recognised by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and endorsed by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) for tax-deductible donations.
Through queer arts as a celebration of culture and connection, IQC highlights the richness of the Indonesian queer diaspora. By sharing heritage, creativity, and stories, IQC brings diverse voices into the spotlight, fostering inclusion within Australian queer spaces and building bridges across communities. In doing so, we celebrate the beauty of diversity and the strength of coming together through authentic expression.
Our Reasons
Vision and Mission
To promote understanding and collaboration among Indonesian queer communities, the Indonesian diaspora, and Australian communities through the medium of queer art diplomacy.
To organise arts and cultural events for the Indonesian queer diaspora and their allies to foster connections, support individual authenticity, and maintain ties to their homeland and cultural identity. Events will include performing arts, community arts, literature, music, film, culinary arts, design, crafts, and visual arts.
Meet the Team
Driven entirely by volunteers, our organisation is powered by a dedicated committee who balance full-time careers while offering expertise in leadership, governance, policy, community engagement, and the arts—fueling our mission with passion and purpose.
Arozak Salam (he/him)
President
He brings the leadership he gained from his time in the Australian Navy, combined with his artistic experiences as a multidimensional artist (burlesque dancer, DJ, singer, and writer) and cultural performance coordinator during the Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program 2010/2011.
Rianti Bieler (she/her)
Public Officer & Treasurer
She brings valuable experience working in not-for-profit organisations, addressing environmental conservation and supporting women victims of domestic violence, combined with her strong skills in database management, IT, and web development.
Cion Theddy (he/him)
Secretary
He has strong project management skills and governance from his senior corporate role, balancing corporate duties with his creative interests in photography and videography, and he values multicultural perspectives as an avid traveller.
Rahman Saputra (she/her)
Committee Member
She is a trans activist who lives openly with HIV, passionately serves in the community health sector. She tirelessly advocates for the rights and needs of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) as well as Transgender and Gender Diverse individuals. She is also a trans femme drag performer who brings a unique Javanese flair to the show.
Darryl Wilson (he/him)
Committee Member
He possesses extensive customer service expertise, problem solving and people management skills, developed through his long-term experience as a senior in-flight manager at Qantas. Additionally, he brings strong leadership capabilities from his past service in the Australian Navy.