Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
72 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
67 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2018
Not legal
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, surgery not required
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
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Equal
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