Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Cyprus

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
79 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 2004
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
Since 2002
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