Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Angola

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
40 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Sexual orientation only
Since 2021
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Equal
Since 2019
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