Compare LGBT Rights in New Zealand & Turks and Caicos Islands

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
81 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1986
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2012
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
Illegal
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1986
Equal
Since 2000
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