Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1986
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