Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Saint Kitts and Nevis

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
15 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2022
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careN/AUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2022
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