Current Version
| Region | Timor-Leste |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are no explicit legal prohibitions against LGBTQ people serving in the Timor Leste Defence Force according to: -Decree-Law No. 3/2021 that Approves the Regulation of the Military Service Law. -Decree-Law No. 33/2020 on the Statute of Military Personnel of Timor-Leste Defence Forces. Regarding the National Police of Timor-Leste, there are three legal provisions that explicitly protect LGB people from discrimination: -Decree-Law No. 44 /2020 Disciplinary Regulation of the National Police of Timor-Leste. -Decree-Law No. 69/2022 Professional Statute of personnel with police functions of the National Police of Timor-Leste. -Decree-Law No. 35/2024 Statute of the Police Officers of the National Police of Timor-Leste. |
| Sources | https://www.mj.gov.tl/jornal/public/docs/2021/serie_1/SERIE_I_NO_3.pdf https://www.mj.gov.tl/jornal/public/docs/2024/serie_1/SERIE_I_NO_17.pdf https://www.mj.gov.tl/jornal/public/docs/2020/serie_1/SERIE_I_NO_41.pdf https://www.pntl.tl/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ESTATUTO-PROFISSIONAL-DO-PESSOAL-COM1.pdf https://www.mj.gov.tl/jornal/public/docs/2024/serie_1/SERIE_I_NO_41_B.pdf |
Revision History (6)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Description | No data | There are no explicit legal prohibitions against LGBTQ people serving in the Timor Leste Defence Force according to: -Decree-Law No. 3/2021 that Approves the Regulation of the Military Service Law. -Decree-Law No. 33/2020 on the Statute of Military Personnel of Timor-Leste Defence Forces. Regarding the National Police of Timor-Leste, there are three legal provisions that explicitly protect LGB people from discrimination: -Decree-Law No. 44 /2020 Disciplinary Regulation of the National Police of Timor-Leste. -Decree-Law No. 69/2022 Professional Statute of personnel with police functions of the National Police of Timor-Leste. -Decree-Law No. 35/2024 Statute of the Police Officers of the National Police of Timor-Leste. |
| Sources | No | https://www.mj.gov.tl/jornal/public/docs/2021/serie_1/SERIE_I_NO_3.pdf https://www.mj.gov.tl/jornal/public/docs/2024/serie_1/SERIE_I_NO_17.pdf https://www.mj.gov.tl/jornal/public/docs/2020/serie_1/SERIE_I_NO_41.pdf https://www.pntl.tl/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ESTATUTO-PROFISSIONAL-DO-PESSOAL-COM1.pdf https://www.mj.gov.tl/jornal/public/docs/2024/serie_1/SERIE_I_NO_41_B.pdf |
edited by Antinousosiris
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal | Ambiguous |
| Description | Legal in all of Indonesia. | No data |
| Sources | No |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | I think australia defends them. | Legal in all of Indonesia. |
| Sources | No |
Reports (1)
- Note field is incorrect "Timor-Leste is not part of Indonesia "
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | Legal |
| Description | No | I think australia defends them. |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | N/A | Illegal |
| Description | I think they are protected by Malaysia. | No |