Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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