Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Nauru

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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