Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Cape Verde

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
80 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1968
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2004
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