Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2002
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
N/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2005
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