Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2006
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