Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Somalia

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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
N/A
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