Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyAmbiguousVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1992
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