Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Panama

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1972
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2002
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
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
N/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2008
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