Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
27 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2025
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 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2012
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2025
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