Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1943
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
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 protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Equal
Since 2012
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