Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Saint Helena

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
98 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
98 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
N/A
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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