Compare LGBT Rights in Morocco & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
14 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1962
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1962
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Not 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 adoptionIllegalSingle 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 consentN/AEqual
Since 2012
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