Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2012
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