Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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