Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Laos

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
50 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1990
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
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Unknown
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