Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Cape Verde

Equality Index ?
83 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
80 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1968
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1997
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2004
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