Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Malta

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
Since 1998
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