Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1975
Equal
Since 2006
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