Compare LGBT Rights in China & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
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 militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
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