Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
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 onlySingle only
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1997
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