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

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnequal
Since 1947
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