Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Côte d’Ivoire

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
14 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2019
Right to change legal genderUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnequal
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
18% Tolerate
79% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
4% Good place
90% Not a good place
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