Compare LGBT Rights in Macau & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
44 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2012
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
55% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
21% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
47% Agree
14% Disagree
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
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