Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Montenegro

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2012
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1977
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