Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
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
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2013
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