Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Solomon Islands

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1978
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 2014
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 1978
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