Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1975
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