Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
44 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryParental approval required
Since 1989
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Unknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2001
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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