Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Equatorial Guinea

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 1968
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1984
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1968
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1968
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1968
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Equal
Since 1931
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