Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Zambia

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
N/A
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2005
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