Locals unwittingly forced two women into a same-sex marriage in Labuhanbatu, North Sumatra, because they thought the pair were having premarital sex, however after it was revealed that the 'husband' in the relationship was actually a woman, the neighbors reported the women to police for being lesbians.

Hendra and Trisnawaty Lubis were married a few weeks ago. However, on Thursday somebody told their neighbors that Hendra was actually a woman and her real name was Indah. Shocked, neighbors confronted the couple and Hendra confirmed that he was actually a she.

The locals then reported them to police. According to Metro TV, the couple told police that they had not wanted to get married at first but they had no choice.

Trisnawaty and Indah were seeing each other and they often dated at Trisnawaty's house until late at night. At the time, locals believed Hendra was a man.

Believing that the young couple were engaging in premarital sex, neighbors forced them to marry so they would not "taint" the village. Indah and Trisnawaty told police that they did not want to lie but they were afraid of the reaction from locals if Indah revealed she was a woman.

"I knew she was a woman but what else could we do? We were very afraid," Trisnawaty told Metro TV.

Police were still investigating the case and the couple were being detained at the Labuhanbatu Police Headquarters for questioning. Homosexuality is not illegal in Indonesia, however the couple could be punished for lying on official marriage documents.