Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Sudan

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
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 1956
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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