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Region | Timor-Leste |
Issue | Same-sex marriage |
Status | Banned |
Start Date | Dec 7, 1975 |
End Date | May 19, 2002 |
Description | Since the Indonesian occupation of Timor-Leste in 1975, the same laws in Indonesia applied there including a ban on same-sex marriage in Indonesia's penal code. The ban would not carry over into independence from 2002 but a new ban would be implemented in 2011. |
Sources | http://repo.unand.ac.id/2798/1/1974_UU-1-TAHUN-1974_PERKAWINAN.pdf |
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Status | Banned |
Start Date | Dec 7, 1975 |
End Date | May 19, 2002 |
Description | Since the Indonesian occupation of Timor-Leste in 1975, the same laws in Indonesia applied there including a ban on same-sex marriage in Indonesia's penal code. The ban would not carry over into independence from 2002 but a new ban would be implemented in 2011. |
Sources | http://repo.unand.ac.id/2798/1/1974_UU-1-TAHUN-1974_PERKAWINAN.pdf |