Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Eritrea

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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1975
N/A
Since 1957
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