Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Laos

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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