Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Gabon

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnequal
Since 2020
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