Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Gabon

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnequal
Since 2020
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