Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Unknown
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Unknown
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