Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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