Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Guinea-Bissau

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
24 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1955
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Since 1993
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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