Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careN/ALegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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