Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Solomon Islands

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2014
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 militaryLegal
Since 2012
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
N/A
Since 1978
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