Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Tonga

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
51 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
Not enough data
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 discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Equal
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