Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Ukraine

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
57 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
41 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2001
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