Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Guinea-Bissau

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
37 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
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
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Public Opinion
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