Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Somalia

Equality Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Since 1960
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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