Ilhas de Barlavento is governed by federal Cape Verde law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- Ambiguous
- Donating Blood
- Ambiguous
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Ilhas de Barlavento 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 Ilhas de Barlavento is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ilhas de Barlavento is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
only male or female
LGBT discrimination in Ilhas de Barlavento is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Oct 16, 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Only banned in employment and housing
Same-sex adoption in Ilhas de Barlavento is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Ilhas de Barlavento is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Not one of the countries that has bans on lgbt serving.
Blood donations by MSMs in Ilhas de Barlavento is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
No
Conversion therapy in Ilhas de Barlavento is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized.
Equal age of consent in Ilhas de Barlavento is equal.
Current status
Since Mar 1, 2004
Equal