Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
7 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1861
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
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1975
Equal
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