Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
40 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2008
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