Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Sudan

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1899
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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