Entry #16310: Same-sex marriage in Timor-Leste

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RegionTimor-Leste
IssueSame-sex marriage
StatusUnrecognized
Start DateMay 20, 2002
End DateSep 13, 2011
DescriptionUntil 2011, Timor-Leste had no laws explicitly banning same-sex marriage since independence from Indonesia in 2002. However, there was also no legal recognition provided to same-sex couples.
Sourceshttps://www.mj.gov.tl/jornal/public/docs/2011/serie_1/serie1_no34a.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20220406053105/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/may/20/indonesia.easttimor2


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Original entry
StatusUnrecognized
Start DateMay 20, 2002
End DateSep 13, 2011
DescriptionUntil 2011, Timor-Leste had no laws explicitly banning same-sex marriage since independence from Indonesia in 2002. However, there was also no legal recognition provided to same-sex couples.
Sourceshttps://www.mj.gov.tl/jornal/public/docs/2011/serie_1/serie1_no34a.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20220406053105/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/may/20/indonesia.easttimor2