Compare LGBT Rights in North Macedonia & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minorsUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2020
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2009
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
Since 2012
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