Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2012
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