Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Tonga

Equality Index ?
72 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
72 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2000
Not legal
Since 1998
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2013
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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