Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
Since 1972
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