Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
42 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Equal
Since 2012
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