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| Region | Cook Islands |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Aug 16, 2000 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Same-sex marriage is outlawed by the Marriage Amendment Act 2000. In 2007, the law was amended to state that "no person shall be permitted to marry another person who is of the same gender as him or herself". |
| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20220603151851/http://www3.paclii.org/ck/legis/num_act/maa2007165/ |
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| Description | Outlawed by the Marriage Amendment Act 2000. | Same-sex marriage is outlawed by the Marriage Amendment Act 2000. In 2007, the law was amended to state that "no person shall be permitted to marry another person who is of the same gender as him or herself". |
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| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20220603151851/http://www3.paclii.org/ck/legis/num_act/maa2007165/ |
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