Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Jordan

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
27 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
6% Did not mention homosexuals
94% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
Region not surveyed
7% Yes
93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
3% Yes
97% No
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