Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Cape Verde

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
80 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2011
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Equal
Since 2004
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