Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Since 2002
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2002
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