Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Iceland

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
94 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
98 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
90 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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