Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2012
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