Timor-Leste — Eşcinsel Seyahat Endeksi 2026

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

Biraz dikkat #87 of 207

Puan = Yasal 40/60 + Sahne 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.

Yasal güvenlik · Legal milestones · Yerinde sahne · Seyahatini planla · Sık sorulan sorular

Dili → gay city guide

Yasal güvenlik — 40/60 puan

Suç sayılma	Legal
Birliktelik hakları	● Hayır not recognised
Ayrımcılık karşıtı koruma	● Hayır
Cinsiyet tanıma	—
Uygulamadaki durum	—

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 ↗.

Yerinde sahne — 9/40 puan

Listelenen LGBTQ+ mekanları

Gey barları

Gey saunaları

Sahnesi olan şehirler

Onur yürüyüşleri

Kuir film festivalleri

Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Milyon başına gey barı	0
Milyon başına sauna	0
Milyon başına etkinlik	0
Kapsam derecesi	A
Sahne puanı	9/40 (ham sahne endeksi 23/100)

Sık sorulan sorular

Timor-Leste gey gezginler için güvenli mi?

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.

Eşcinsel evlilik Timor-Leste ülkesinde yasal mı?

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

Timor-Leste ülkesinde gey sahnesi var mı?

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