Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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