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

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
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
Unequal
Since 1947
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