Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1958
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousGender identity only
Since 1973
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1975
N/A
Since 1973
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