Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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