Entry #18499: Homosexual activity in Timor-Leste

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RegionTimor-Leste
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start Date(unknown)
End DateNov 27, 1975
DescriptionBefore independence in 1975, Timor-Leste was under Portuguese colonial rule which punished homosexuality with imprisonment.
Sourceshttps://web.archive.org/web/20120229155410/http://www.publico.pt/Sociedade/o-estado-novo-dizia-que-nao-havia-homossexuais-mas-perseguiaos_1392257


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StatusIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start Date(unknown)
End DateNov 27, 1975
DescriptionBefore independence in 1975, Timor-Leste was under Portuguese colonial rule which punished homosexuality with imprisonment.
Sourceshttps://web.archive.org/web/20120229155410/http://www.publico.pt/Sociedade/o-estado-novo-dizia-que-nao-havia-homossexuais-mas-perseguiaos_1392257