Compare LGBT Rights in American Samoa & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
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73 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1980
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownUnknown
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2025
Legal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Unknown
Conversion therapyUnknownUnknown
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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