Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Gambia

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
12 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
5 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownUnknown
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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