Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Liberia

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
9 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 1973
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Bathroom accessUnknownNo explicit protections
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
16% Tolerate
83% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
5% Good place
74% Not a good place
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