Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & China

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Other type of partnership
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
Since 1949
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