Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Niue

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalUnknown
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1997
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Unknown
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