Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Senegal

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
4 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
4 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1989
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
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 bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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