Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Laos

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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