LGBT Rights in São Vicente Municipality

São Vicente is governed by federal Cape Verde law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ Sexual orientation only
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ Sexual orientation only
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    Ambiguous
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal with restrictions
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in São Vicente

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Homosexual activity in São Vicente is legal.

Current status
Since Mar 1, 2004
Legal
Homosexual activity is legal in Cape Verde.
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Sep 16, 1886–Mar 1, 2004
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Homosexuality was illegal under the 1886 Penal Code.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2013071…//old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf
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Same-sex marriage in São Vicente

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Same-sex marriage in São Vicente is banned.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1968
Banned
Article 1551 of the Civil Code defines Marriage as the "voluntary union between two people of different sexes, in accordance with the law, who intend to form a family through a full communion of life."

Article 1587 of the Civil Code states that "A marriage contracted by two people of the same sex is legally non-existent."

Censorship of LGBT issues in São Vicente

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Censorship of LGBT issues in São Vicente is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Cape Verde, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in São Vicente

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Right to change legal gender in São Vicente is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Changing gender is not allowed in Cape Verde.

Gender-affirming care in São Vicente

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Gender-affirming care in São Vicente is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in São Vicente

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in São Vicente is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
only male or female
Sources:
Cape Verde doesn’t recognize non binary
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LGBT discrimination in São Vicente

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LGBT discrimination in São Vicente is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since Oct 16, 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Only banned in employment and housing

LGBT employment discrimination in São Vicente

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LGBT employment discrimination in São Vicente is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
According to Article 45(2) and Article 406(3) of the Novo Código Laboral Cabo-Verdiano.
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LGBT housing discrimination in São Vicente

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LGBT housing discrimination in São Vicente is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since 2019
Sexual orientation only
Section 8 of the National Housing Policy (2019) states it was developed under the premise that everyone has a right to housing, regardless of their sexual orientation.

Same-sex adoption in São Vicente

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Same-sex adoption in São Vicente is single only.

Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in São Vicente

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Intersex infant surgery in São Vicente is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There are no laws banning invasive and unnecessary medical procedures on intersex children in Cape Verde.
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Serving openly in military in São Vicente

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Serving openly in military in São Vicente is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Not one of the countries that has bans on lgbt serving.
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Blood donations by MSMs in São Vicente

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Blood donations by MSMs in São Vicente is legal with restrictions.

Current status
Legal with restrictions
There is no official ban. Restrictions may be possible.

Conversion therapy in São Vicente

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Conversion therapy in São Vicente is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized.
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Equal age of consent in São Vicente

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Equal age of consent in São Vicente is equal.

Current status
Since Mar 1, 2004