Compare LGBT Rights in Qatar & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1915
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
No 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 adoptionIllegal
Since 1915
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1915
Legal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2012
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