Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Pitcairn Islands

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 1967
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalUnknown
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation only
Since 2010
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2001
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
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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