Compare LGBT Rights in Liberia & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1978
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1973
Unrecognized
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 2015
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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