Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Cape Verde

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
80 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1968
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2004
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