Compare LGBT Rights in New Zealand & Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
28 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1986
Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Since 1924
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2012
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
No protections
Since 2001
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
No protections
Since 2001
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
No protections
Since 2001
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
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)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1986
Equal
Since 2018
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