Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1993
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1997
Equal
Since 2012
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