Compare LGBT Rights in New Zealand & Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
28 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1986
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2012
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1986
Equal
Since 2018
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