Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Turks and Caicos Islands

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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2000
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