Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Haiti

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
11 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1791
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2009
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Sexual orientation only
Since 2014
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1791
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
5% Approve
95% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
10% Approve
90% Disapprove
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
10% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
15% Good place
69% Not a good place
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