Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2012
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