Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
51 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
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 discriminationNo protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownN/A
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Equal
Since 1890
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