Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Equatorial Guinea

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Since 1968
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Since 1945
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1931
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