Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Samoa

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Ambiguous
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2009
Ambiguous
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Ambiguous
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsUnknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Sexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Public Opinion
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