Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Cape Verde

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
80 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2011
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2004
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