Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
44 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 2012
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