Current Version
| Region | Timor-Leste |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There is protection against sexual harassment based on sexual preferences that applies only to the public sector. Guideline No. 12/2017 on Prevention and combating sexual harassment in the Public Service. issued by the Public Service Commission, states that acts that may constitute sexual harassment include: telling lies or spreading rumors about a person's sex life; ask questions about a person's sex life; discussing one person's sex life with another; asking about another person's sexual fantasies, sexual preferences, or sexual history; making sexual comments about a person's clothing, anatomy or appearance; among others. |
| Sources | https://www.cfp.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/orienta%C3%A7%C3%A3o-12-2017-ass%C3%A9dio-sexual.pdf https://www.mj.gov.tl/jornal/public/docs/2017/serie_2/SERIE_II_NO_34.pdf |
Revision History (9)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 2017 |
| Description | Under hate crime law. as well as under employment discrimination law. | There is protection against sexual harassment based on sexual preferences that applies only to the public sector. Guideline No. 12/2017 on Prevention and combating sexual harassment in the Public Service. issued by the Public Service Commission, states that acts that may constitute sexual harassment include: telling lies or spreading rumors about a person's sex life; ask questions about a person's sex life; discussing one person's sex life with another; asking about another person's sexual fantasies, sexual preferences, or sexual history; making sexual comments about a person's clothing, anatomy or appearance; among others. |
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| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf | https://www.cfp.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/orienta%C3%A7%C3%A3o-12-2017-ass%C3%A9dio-sexual.pdf https://www.mj.gov.tl/jornal/public/docs/2017/serie_2/SERIE_II_NO_34.pdf |
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Sep 16, 2017 | (unknown) |
| Description | No | Under hate crime law. as well as under employment discrimination law. |
| Sources | No | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "https://ilga.org/ilga-map-sexual-orientation-laws-2019"
- Status is not correct "No protections for housing and employment. The link provided is for hate crimes."
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Mar 18, 2009 |
| Description | it was voted out of the constitution before it was in place. | No |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | No | it was voted out of the constitution before it was in place. |