Compare LGBT Rights in New Zealand & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
77 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
65 / 100
44 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1986
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2012
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2002
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1986
Equal
Since 2012
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
92% Did not mention homosexuals
8% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
54% Justifiable
16% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
52% 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
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
36% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
69% Good place
10% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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