Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Thailand

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1956
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1997
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