Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1997
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