Compare LGBT Rights in Angola & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
72 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
Not enough data
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
17% Good place
66% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedNot legal
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, surgery not required
Since 2015
Legal, surgery not required
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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