Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Norfolk Island

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
91 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
91 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2011
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2025
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
Since 1994
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