Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Ethiopia

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
13 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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