Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    N/A
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✔ Banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Cocos

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Homosexual activity in Cocos is legal.

Current status
Since Feb 1955
Legal
As of 1955, homosexual activity in the Keeling Isles is legal.
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Same-sex marriage in Cocos

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Same-sex marriage in Cocos is legal.

Current status
Since Dec 9, 2017
Legal
Gay Marriage is Legal in the Keeling Isles.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Cocos

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Cocos is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Cocos

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Right to change legal gender in Cocos is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Legal, no restrictions
Changing Gender is legal in the Cocos (Keeling) Isles.
Sources:
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Gender-affirming care in Cocos

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Gender-affirming care in Cocos is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Cocos

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Cocos is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Cocos

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LGBT discrimination in Cocos is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
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LGBT employment discrimination in Cocos

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LGBT employment discrimination in Cocos is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jul 1, 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
one of the conditions for entering the pacific agreement. Section 55(e) of the Employment Relations Act 2012
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LGBT housing discrimination in Cocos

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LGBT housing discrimination in Cocos is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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Same-sex adoption in Cocos

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Same-sex adoption in Cocos is legal.

Current status
Legal
as being a territory of Australia.
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Intersex infant surgery in Cocos

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Intersex infant surgery in Cocos is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Cocos

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Serving openly in military in Cocos is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Protected by Australia.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Cocos

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Blood donations by MSMs in Cocos is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Cocos

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Conversion therapy in Cocos is banned.

Current status
Banned
Under Australia Federal Ban.
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Equal age of consent in Cocos

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Equal age of consent in Cocos is equal.

Current status
Equal
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