Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2009
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
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
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
N/A
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
4% Approve
96% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
11% Approve
89% Disapprove
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