Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Suriname

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2015
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