Compare LGBT Rights in Chad & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1984
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1958
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2017
Equal
Since 2012
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