Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2005
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 consentEqualUnequal
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