Timor-Leste — Indice du Voyage Gay 2026

Name: Timor-Leste — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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49/100

Prudence conseillée #87 of 207

Score = Juridique 40/60 + Scène 9/40 = 49/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score

Updated 7 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.

A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.

Sécurité juridique · Legal milestones · La scène sur place · Planifiez votre voyage · Questions fréquentes

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Sécurité juridique — 40/60 points

Criminalisation	Legal
Partenariat	● Non not recognised
Anti-discrimination	● Non
Reconnaissance du genre	—
Application dans les faits	—

Legal composite, five components

Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.

Legal milestones

Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.

2002Timor-Leste became independent without any law criminalizing same-sex activity, and it never criminalized it as a sovereign state. ↗
2009The new Penal Code made bias based on sexual orientation an aggravating circumstance in criminal sentencing. ↗
2017Dili held the country's first Pride march, and Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araújo publicly condemned discrimination against LGBT citizens. ↗
2023New laws added explicit anti-discrimination protections for LGBTI children and adolescents, including within the education system. ↗
TodaySame-sex activity stayed legal and leaders remained supportive, but couples still lacked legal recognition and comprehensive anti-discrimination laws. ↗

Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.

La scène sur place — 9/40 points

Lieux LGBTQ+ répertoriés

Bars gay

Saunas gay

Villes avec une scène

Marches des fiertés

Festivals de cinéma queer

Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Bars gay par million	0
Saunas par million	0
Événements par million	0
Niveau de couverture	A
Score de la scène	9/40 (indice brut de la scène 23/100)

Questions fréquentes

Timor-Leste est-il une destination sûre pour les voyageurs gays ?

Timor-Leste is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 49/100 overall with a legal safety component of 40/60.

Le mariage entre personnes de même sexe est-il légal en Timor-Leste ?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Timor-Leste. Overall legal status: Legal.

Y a-t-il une scène gay en Timor-Leste ?

Timor-Leste has a limited documented gay scene: GayOut lists 9 LGBTQ+ venues, including 0 dedicated gay bars.