Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
3 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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