Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Panama

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2008
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