Compare LGBT Rights in American Samoa & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1980
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguousSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1980
Equal
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