Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
44 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1811
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1979
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2024
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1978
Equal
Since 2012
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
45% Tolerate
51% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
40% Tolerate
59% Not tolerate
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