Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2012
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