Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Gabon

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1955
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityAmbiguous
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
Since 2020
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