Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
38 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1946
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
N/A
Since 1861
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