Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1811
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Banned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalUnknown
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1979
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Unknown
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2024
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1978
Unknown
Public Opinion
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