Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Suriname

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownUnknown
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2015
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