Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Latvia

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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