Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 1932
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