Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Illegal
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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