Compare LGBT Rights in Tuvalu & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentAmbiguousEqual
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