Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Cape Verde

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
80 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 1968
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 2004
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