Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Ethiopia

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
13 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2005
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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