Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyAmbiguousAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2006
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