Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Chad

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2017
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
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 contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1958
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
N/A
Since 2017
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