Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Unrecognized
Since 1886
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1886
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
Since 1886
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1886
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
N/A
Since 1861
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