Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Namibia

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
42 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1963
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2024
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