Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Panama

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
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 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
Since 2008
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