Gay community in trindade, são tomé and príncipe

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in São Tomé and Príncipe face legal challenges not experienced by non- LGBTQ residents. Both male and female forms of same-sex sexual activity are legal in São Tomé and Príncipe, however LGBTQ persons face stigmatization among the broader population. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have faced legal proscription for hundreds of years, initially under religious laws, in particular those imposed by the Abrahamic faiths, and later under secular legal codes, often drawing heavily on the theological traditions that preceded them. Legal codes first implemented in Europe proliferated during the colonial period. As the European powers expanded their control and influence over much of the world, they took their legal systems and the laws criminalising LGBT people with them, imposing them over diverse indigenous traditions where same-sex activity and gender diversity did not always carry the same social or religious taboo.

The LGBTI community faces societal discrimination in São Tomé et Principe. As a result many LGBTI people stay largely in the closet. As of it was reported by ‘Behind the Mask’ that there was a ‘live and let live attitude’ in São Tomé et Principe and there was very little judgment of homosexual lifestyles. An interviewee describes it as stuck in a ‘time warp of about GlobalGayz » Africa » Sao Tome and Principe. São Tomé and Príncipe is an island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe.

GlobalGayz» Africa» Sao Tome» Gay Life in São Tomé and Príncipe Compiled by Richard Ammon February Introduction Not surprising there is virtually no recent insight about LGBT life on this small two island nation. There is one short story, posted below, about a gay man in whose experience and attitude were expressed thus: “Several people here know I’m gay. Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell was a keynote speaker in our Ethical Insights Breakfast Meeting on Pride at Work: LGBT issues and ethical trade. Here, Peter recaps his overview of the worldwide trend towards greater rights for sexual and gender minorities, albeit recognising a worrying backlash in some countries and giving his views on that backlash. The last few years have witnessed an unnerving backlash against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex LGBTI people in nearly 20 countries, including Russia, Morocco, Uganda, Iraq, Brunei, Syria, Nigeria and The Gambia.

LGBTI Rights in Sao Tome e Principe. Laws on lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Country record at United Nations. Richard Ammon. Compiled by Richard Ammon GlobalGayz. com February