Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
89 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
89 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2002
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2025
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsN/ALegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
N/A
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