Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Curaçao

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 1979
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation only
Since 2011
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Sexual orientation only
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Since 2024
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
Since 1978
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
74% Tolerate
25% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
80% Tolerate
20% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
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