Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
7 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
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
Sexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1861
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