Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & Saint Helena

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
86 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Unknown
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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