Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Eritrea

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1957
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