Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Angola

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
40 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Sexual orientation only
Since 2021
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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