Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Cameroon

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1967
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1984
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1972
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1972
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1972
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
N/A
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