Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
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