Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Samoa

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
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
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Sexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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