Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
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 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1975
N/A
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