Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Liberia

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
27 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
11 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Banned
Since 1973
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 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
N/A
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