Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Sweden

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
65 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1944
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1978
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