Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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