Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownN/A
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1890
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