Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Since 1998
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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