Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Iraq

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2024
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2024
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