Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Jordan

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1952
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1952
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1952
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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