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LGBT Rights in Mosteiros Municipality

Mosteiros is governed by federal Cape Verde law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    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
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Donating Blood
    Ambiguous
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Mosteiros

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Homosexual activity in Mosteiros is legal.

Current status
Since Mar 1, 2004
Legal
Homosexual activity is legal in Cape Verde.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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1886–Mar 1, 2004
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Homosexuality was illegal under the 1886 Penal Code.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2013071…//old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf
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Same-sex marriage in Mosteiros

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Same-sex marriage in Mosteiros is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
According to the República de Cabo Verde: Código Civil, marriage is defined to be a union of different sexes.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
law.yale.edu/rcw/rcw/jurisd…
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Until Jan 1, 1981
Unrecognized
Gay marriage and gay unions pending. Gay Union might be legal in 2018.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
quora.com/How-many-countrie…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Mosteiros

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Mosteiros is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Cape Verde, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Right to change legal gender in Mosteiros

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Right to change legal gender in Mosteiros is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Missing non binary options on documents.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Gender-Affirming Care in Mosteiros

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Gender-Affirming Care in Mosteiros is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mosteiros

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mosteiros is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
only male or female
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Cape Verde doesn’t recognize non binary
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LGBT discrimination in Mosteiros

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LGBT discrimination in Mosteiros is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since Oct 16, 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Only banned in employment and housing
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/cape-verde-lgbti
portoncv.gov.cv/dhub/porton…
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Mosteiros

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LGBT employment discrimination in Mosteiros is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
According to Article 45(2) and Article 406(3) of the Novo Código Laboral Cabo-Verdiano.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
portoncv.gov.cv/dhub/porton… le?p_doc_id=786
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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Oct 16, 2007–Apr 5, 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
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LGBT housing discrimination in Mosteiros

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LGBT housing discrimination in Mosteiros is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since 2019
Sexual orientation only
Section 8 of the National Housing Policy (2019) states it was developed under the premise that everyone has a right to housing, regardless of their sexual orientation.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/cape-verde-lgbti
database.ilga.org/api/downl…
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Same-sex adoption in Mosteiros

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Same-sex adoption in Mosteiros is single only.

Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Serving openly in military in Mosteiros

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Serving openly in military in Mosteiros is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Not one of the countries that has bans on lgbt serving.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Intersex infant surgery in Mosteiros

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Intersex infant surgery in Mosteiros is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Mosteiros

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Blood donations by MSMs in Mosteiros is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
No
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Conversion therapy in Mosteiros

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Conversion therapy in Mosteiros is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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Equal age of consent in Mosteiros

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Equal age of consent in Mosteiros is equal.

Current status
Since Mar 1, 2004
Equal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
saflii.org/mz/legis/codigos/cp90/
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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