Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
48 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyAmbiguousBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1947
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