Lobata is governed by federal Sao Tome and Principe law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Public Opinion
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Suggest Public Opinion DataHistory
Homosexual activity in Lobata is legal.
Illegal (other penalty)
Inherited from Portuguese colonial era (amended in 1954). Articles 70 and 71(4°) provide for the imposition of
security measures on people who habitually practice
acts against nature. The security measures may include:
a bond of good behavior, being put on probation for a
certain period, or even internment in a workhouse or
agricultural colony (from 6 months to 3 years).
security measures on people who habitually practice
acts against nature. The security measures may include:
a bond of good behavior, being put on probation for a
certain period, or even internment in a workhouse or
agricultural colony (from 6 months to 3 years).
Same-sex marriage in Lobata is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
There is no legal recognition of same-sex marriage provided in São Tomé and Principe.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Lobata is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Sao Tome and Principe, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Lobata is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No laws allow trans people to legally change their gender in São Tomé and Principe.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Lobata is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Legal documents are only permitted to have the gender options "M" and "F"
LGBT discrimination in Lobata is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Article 130(2)(d) of the Penal Code (2012) aggravates the crime of homicide when motivated by hatred towards the sexual orientation of the victim.
LGBT housing discrimination in Lobata is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Intersex infant surgery in Lobata is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Surgery on intersex infants is legal in Sao Tome and Principe but not reported.
Serving openly in military in Lobata is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Trans people cannot serve in this country as of 2023
Blood donations by MSMs in Lobata is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Conversion therapy in Lobata is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA, there's no ban of conversion therapy.
Legal Rights
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Lobata LGBT Organizations
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