Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & North Macedonia

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
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
Since 2009
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1996
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