Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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