Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Senegal

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
4 / 100
Legal Index ?
51 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
4 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1989
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2011
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1966
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
Since 1966
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1966
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
N/A
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