Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Panama

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
N/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2008
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