Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Eritrea

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1957
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