Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
45 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
45 / 100
53 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2022
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
Unknown
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