Compare LGBT Rights in French Polynesia & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
44 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1985
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1975
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
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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