Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo 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 discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2012
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