Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Portugal

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
77 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1982
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2002
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2010
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2005
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