Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Zambia

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2005
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