Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Senegal

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
3 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1989
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
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 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
N/A
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