Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Iran

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
3 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1979
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
Since 1979
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1979
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1979
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1975
N/A
Since 1979
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