Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
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
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Ambiguous
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
N/A
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