Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
30 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1940
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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