Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Latvia

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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