Agama dan Media Diskursus LGBT dalam Opini SKH Republika

Abstract

SKH Republika menurunkan banyak tulisan mengenai isu lesbian, gay, biseksual dan transgender (LGBT) selama kurun waktu 24 Januari – 31 Maret 2016. Pertanyaan penelitian yang diajukan : (1) bagaimana representasi ideologi dan (2) seksualitas dalam pemberitaan SKH Republika?Metode Penelitian yang dipilih adalah analisis wacana Van Dijk dengan pendekatan intensional. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara umum SKH Republika menawarkan wacana anti LGBT melalui pemilihan narasumber dan pendapat mereka yang dikutip. Representasi ideologi yang ditampilkan bahwa LGBT bersandar pada ideologi liberalisme dan universalisme yang bertentangan dengan nilai, norma, dan hukum nasional Indonesia. Sedangkan wacana seksualitas direpresentasikan melalui kuasa pengetahuan bersumber dari psikolog islam dan institusi otoritatif yaitu agama, negara dan pendidikan. Semua narasumber islam di tiga institusi tersebut menolak LGBT sedangkan narasumber negara non-islam bersifat moderat dengan membatasi penampilan mereka di ruang publik, selanjutnya peneliti sekuler menerima praktik LGBT sebagai salah satu jalan masuk membentuk pengetahuan dan kesetaraan hukum.

Kata kunci : Republika, wacana, LGBT, kuasa, seksualitas, pengetahuan

The Republika Daily published abundant articles about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) during the period January 24 to March 31, 2016. The research question: (1) how do the representation of ideology and (2) sexuality in the news SKH Republika? The Van Dijk’s discourse analysis with intentional approach was employed. In general The Republika Daily offers anti-LGBT discourse through the selection of speakers and their opinions are cited. According to The Republika Daily, ideology representation that is based on liberalism and universalism is against values, norms, and Indonesian national law. While the discourse of sexuality is represented by the power of knowledge comes from psychologists Islam and authoritative institution that is religion, state and education. All sources of Islam in the three institutions while the informant refused LGBT non-Islamic countries are moderate by limiting their appearance in the public space, the next secular researchers accept LGBT practices as one way in shaping the knowledge and legal equality.

Keywords: Republika, discourse, LGBT, power, sexuality, knowledge