Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1955
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
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 surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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