Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Dominica

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
14 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1997
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
Since 2024
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
10% Approve
90% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
18% Approve
82% Disapprove
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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