Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Somalia

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1960
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1962
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1975
N/A
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