Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Equal
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