Timor-Leste — Indice dei Viaggi Gay 2026

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

Qualche cautela #87 of 207

Punteggio = Legale 40/60 + Scena 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.

Sicurezza legale · Legal milestones · La scena sul posto · Pianifica il tuo viaggio · Domande frequenti

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Sicurezza legale — 40/60 punti

Criminalizzazione	Legal
Unione legale	● No not recognised
Antidiscriminazione	● No
Riconoscimento di genere	—
Applicazione nella pratica	—

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 scena sul posto — 9/40 punti

Locali LGBTQ+ elencati

Bar gay

Saune gay

Città con una scena

Parate del Pride

Festival di cinema queer

Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Bar gay per milione	0
Saune per milione	0
Eventi per milione	0
Grado di copertura	A
Punteggio della scena	9/40 (indice grezzo della scena 23/100)

Domande frequenti

Timor-Leste è sicuro per i viaggiatori gay?

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.

Il matrimonio tra persone dello stesso sesso è legale in Timor-Leste?

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

C’è una scena gay in Timor-Leste?

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