Compare LGBT Rights in Indonesia & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1974
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2008
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1973
Illegal
Since 2002
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2023
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2002
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