Compare LGBT Rights in Central African Republic & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2016
Banned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalUnknown
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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