Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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