Compare LGBT Rights in Guinea-Bissau & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
24 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2012
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