Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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