Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Guinea-Bissau

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
24 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Unrecognized
Since 1993
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
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
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
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