Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1975
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2012
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