Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Cape Verde

Equality Index ?
2 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
1 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
2 / 100
80 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 1968
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2004
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