Compare LGBT Rights in Indonesia & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
44 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1974
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2008
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1973
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2023
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2012
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
26% Did not mention homosexuals
74% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
2% Justifiable
91% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
9% Agree
86% Disagree
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
9% Yes
80% No
Region not surveyed
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
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
93% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
82% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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