Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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