Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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