Compare LGBT Rights in Sao Tome and Principe & Tuvalu

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
27 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2023
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 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Sexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2012
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Female equal, male N/A
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