Compare LGBT Rights in Peru & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
68 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
46 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1993
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2009
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2021
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Unknown
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