Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1986
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 onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1975
Equal
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