- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- Ambiguous
- Donating Blood
- Ambiguous
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors ?
Ranked #1 out of 34 regions surveyed. (Source: Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
(19.58%) Not tolerate
Tolerate (80.25%)
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors ?
Ranked #1 out of 33 regions surveyed. (Source: Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
(24.83%) Not tolerate
Tolerate (73.75%)
History
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Cape Verde is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Cape Verde, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Cape Verde is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Cape Verde is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Cape Verde is illegal.
Current status
Since Oct 16, 2007
Since Oct 16, 2007
Illegal
LGBT housing discrimination in Cape Verde is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
No
Same-sex adoption in Cape Verde is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Cape Verde is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Not one of the countries that has bans on lgbt serving.
Blood donations by MSMs in Cape Verde is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
No
Conversion therapy in Cape Verde is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized.
Equal age of consent in Cape Verde is equal.
Current status
Since Mar 1, 2004
Since Mar 1, 2004
Equal
LGBT Rights by municipality
View the LGBT laws in each individual municipality of Cape Verde.
- Ribeira Grande
- Ribeira Grande de Santiago
- Sal
- Santa Catarina
- Santa Catarina do Fogo
- Santa Cruz
- São Domingos
- São Filipe
- São Lourenço dos Órgãos
- São Miguel
- São Salvador do Mundo
- São Vicente
- Tarrafal
- Tarrafal de São Nicolau
- Ilhas de Barlavento (geographical region)
- Ilhas de Sotavento (geographical region)
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Cape Verde LGBT Organizations
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Alternative names: Cabo Verde (local name)
