Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 2012
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
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2012
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