Compare LGBT Rights in Saint Helena & South Africa

Equality Index ?
93 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
59 / 100
Homosexual activityUnknownLegal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2007
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