Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
29 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1966
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1975
Equal
Since 2012
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