Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
51 / 100
68 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 1974
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Equal
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