Compare LGBT Rights in New Caledonia & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1853
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2005
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1984
Unknown
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