- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- Ambiguous
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
By The Numbers
86%
Of LGBTQ+ Timor Leste citizens have experienced physical and physiological violence in their lifetime
(international.gc.ca, 2017)
History
Homosexual activity in Timor-Leste is legal.
Current status
Since 1975
Since 1975
Legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Timor-Leste is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In East Timor, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Timor-Leste is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No right to change legal gender
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Timor-Leste is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Timor-Leste is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Mar 18, 2009
Since Mar 18, 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Within the penal code, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (and discrimination in general) is treated as an aggravating circumstances.
LGBT employment discrimination in Timor-Leste is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Under hate crime law. as well as under employment discrimination law.
LGBT housing discrimination in Timor-Leste is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Under Hate crime law.
Same-sex adoption in Timor-Leste is single only.
Current status
Single only
It is legal to adopt. However no laws for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Timor-Leste is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
No data
Blood donations by MSMs in Timor-Leste is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Illegal
Conversion therapy in Timor-Leste is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Timor-Leste is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1975
Since Jan 1, 1975
Equal
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Alternative names: Timor Timur (local name)
