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| Region | Cambodia |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Cambodian national law defines marriage as between a man and a woman. However, enforcement of the regulations on marriages seems to be limited as some same-sex marriages occurred as early as 1995. Recently some provinces have begun recognizing lesbian partnerships as marriages. Same-sex relationship recognition, offering limited legal rights known as the "declaration of family relationship," was only available in 4% of communes (68 out of 1652). |
| Sources | https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/1989/en/14676 https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/cam208228.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130509010709/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lesbians-legally-married-cambodia-despite-no-law-change060513 https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HRC41_UPR_Outcome_Cambodia.pdf |
Revision History (4)
edited by jadeywadey. responding to a report and fixing entry
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Banned |
| Special Status | Varies by Region | Banned |
| Start Date | Jan 2021 | (unknown) |
| Description | Cambodian national law does not recognize same sex marriage. Some provinces have begun recognizing lesbian partnerships as marriages. As of June 2021, same sex relationship recognition offering limited legal rights known as "declaration of family relationship" was available in 68 Communes. | Cambodian national law defines marriage as between a man and a woman. However, enforcement of the regulations on marriages seems to be limited as some same-sex marriages occurred as early as 1995. Recently some provinces have begun recognizing lesbian partnerships as marriages. Same-sex relationship recognition, offering limited legal rights known as the "declaration of family relationship," was only available in 4% of communes (68 out of 1652). |
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| Sources | http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lesbians-legally-married-cambodia-despite-no-law-change060513 | https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/1989/en/14676 https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/cam208228.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130509010709/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lesbians-legally-married-cambodia-despite-no-law-change060513 https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HRC41_UPR_Outcome_Cambodia.pdf |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Unregistered cohabitation | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Unregistered cohabitation | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Jun 2021 | Jan 2021 |
Reports (2)
- Sources are invalid or broken "Please add the valid link of Web.Archive Wayback Machine
https://web.archive.org/web/20130509010709/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lesbians-legally-married-cambodia-despite-no-law-change060513"
- All information is correct, just adding sources "Please add: "only in 68 communes OUT OF 1652 COMMUNES"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Cambodian_communal_elections#:~:text=1%2C652%20communes%20in%20all%2025,Voter%20turnout%20was%2080.3%25."
edited by LGBT_southeastasian
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Unrecognized | Unregistered cohabitation |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Jun 2021 |
| Description | Cambodian national law does not recognize same sex marriage. Some provinces have begun recognizing lesbian partnerships as marriages. | Cambodian national law does not recognize same sex marriage. Some provinces have begun recognizing lesbian partnerships as marriages. As of June 2021, same sex relationship recognition offering limited legal rights known as "declaration of family relationship" was available in 68 Communes. |
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created by bradcoffey106
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Cambodian national law does not recognize same sex marriage. Some provinces have begun recognizing lesbian partnerships as marriages. |
| Sources | http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lesbians-legally-married-cambodia-despite-no-law-change060513 |
Reports (4)
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "The source cited (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/) explicitly says changing gender is not legally possible in Cambodia."
- Status is not correct
- Note field is incorrect "Some same-sex marriages have been recognised by local authorities but these are illegal and unconstitutional, and could be broke if bring before a Court"