Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Sudan

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1899
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
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 consentUnknownN/A
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