Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 2012
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