Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
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