Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Palau

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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