Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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