Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Equatorial Guinea

Equality Index ?
89 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
89 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2002
State-enforced
Since 2019
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2025
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation only
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Since 1945
Blood donations by MSMsN/ALegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1931
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