Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
29 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1966
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2012
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