Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
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