Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
7 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
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
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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