Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Since 1886
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1886
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1886
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1886
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1861
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