Compare LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 1975
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