Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Kosovo

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2002
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2004
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