Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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