Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Since 1958
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 1862
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