Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1940
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Equal
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