Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1822
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1858
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2002
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1822
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