Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Malawi

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
5 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
N/A
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1975
N/A
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