Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1975
Equal
Since 1986
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