Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
Since 1977
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1977
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1977
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Since 1998
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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