Compare LGBT Rights in China & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo 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 protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 1975
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