Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Qatar

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Since 1915
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1915
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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