Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Cape Verde

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
80 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1966
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
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 only
Since 1966
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1966
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Equal
Since 2004
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