Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Egypt

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2003
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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