Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
73 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
51 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2002
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2002
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1947
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