Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Uganda

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsAmbiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2021
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