Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
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 adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 2012
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