Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Mozambique

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2015
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Banned
Since 2004
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 1988
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
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 2020
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
Since 2024
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 militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2015
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
Since 2015
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