Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Cook Islands

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsUnknown
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 militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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