Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Laos

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
50 / 100
Law
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
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2009
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Public Opinion
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