Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Tuvalu

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
27 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2023
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 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Sexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
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