Mé-Zóchi is governed by federal Sao Tome and Principe law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    Unknown
    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
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Mé-Zóchi

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Homosexual activity in Mé-Zóchi is legal.

Current status
Since 2012
Legal
A new Penal Code was adopted in 2012 removing previous punishments.
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Sep 16, 18862012
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).
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Same-sex marriage in Mé-Zóchi

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Same-sex marriage in Mé-Zóchi is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Censorship of LGBT issues in Mé-Zóchi

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Mé-Zóchi is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Sao Tome and Principe, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Mé-Zóchi

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Right to change legal gender in Mé-Zóchi is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws allow trans people to legally change their gender.
Sources:
No laws, thus no source.
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Gender-affirming care in Mé-Zóchi

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Gender-affirming care in Mé-Zóchi is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mé-Zóchi

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mé-Zóchi is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Legal documents are only permitted to have the gender options "M" and "F"
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LGBT discrimination in Mé-Zóchi

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LGBT discrimination in Mé-Zóchi 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.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Mé-Zóchi

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LGBT employment discrimination in Mé-Zóchi is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since 2019
Sexual orientation only
The Labour Code passed in 2019 in Sao Tome and Principe confers the right to equality in employment to persons regardless of sexual orientation.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Mé-Zóchi

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LGBT housing discrimination in Mé-Zóchi is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Mé-Zóchi

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Same-sex adoption in Mé-Zóchi is single only.

Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in Mé-Zóchi

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Intersex infant surgery in Mé-Zóchi is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Mé-Zóchi

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Serving openly in military in Mé-Zóchi 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
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Blood donations by MSMs in Mé-Zóchi

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Blood donations by MSMs in Mé-Zóchi is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Mé-Zóchi

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Conversion therapy in Mé-Zóchi is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA, there's no ban of conversion therapy.
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Equal age of consent in Mé-Zóchi

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Equal age of consent in Mé-Zóchi is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2012
Equal
According to Wikipedia.
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