Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1999
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