Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Guyana

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1893
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
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 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
Since 1980
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
N/A
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