Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Ecuador

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
88 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
41 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal
Since 1998
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousBanned
Since 2014
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1997
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