Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Uganda

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
N/A
Since 2021
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