Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Banned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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