Compare LGBT Rights in Cyprus & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
36 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2015
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careVaries by RegionUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2004
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Unknown
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