Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Tonga

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1998
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 2010
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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