There are various models of norm localisation that can explain a process in which a global
norm is being applied to a local setting. There are several different elements in every
model. This paper aims to conceptualise a norm localisation model that is applied to the
case of LGBTQ+ acceptance in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. LGBTQ+
community has been met with rejection in social, political, and religious communities in
Indonesia. However, the case in Sikka shows that LGBTQ+ can be accepted by the people
of a religious town in Indonesia. This research used norm vernacularisation and norm
localisation models as a basic comparison to the conceptualised model of Sikka. This
study identified that the basic personality of the people is the most important key in
creating an accepting environment for a global norm and family acceptance needs to be
put into account to measure the depth of the acceptance of a global norm. It is also
analysed that a global norm that is shaped by the Western experience does not serve the needs of acceptance of LGBTQ+ community in Sikka.
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