Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Laos

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 2009
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
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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