Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Cape Verde

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
80 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Since 1968
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Single only
Since 1997
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 2004
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
74% Tolerate
25% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
80% Tolerate
20% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
91% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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