Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Unknown
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
11% Did not mention homosexuals
86% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
2% Agree
76% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
70% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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