Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & North Korea

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Ambiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguousUnknown
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2009
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