Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Macau

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
40 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
55% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
21% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
47% Agree
14% Disagree
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