Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Gabon

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
43 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1963
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1984
Legal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Unequal
Since 2020
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