Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Palau

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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