Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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