Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
48 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
Since 1947
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