Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Equatorial Guinea

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2019
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 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Sexual orientation only
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Since 1945
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Equal
Since 1931
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