Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
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