Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & North Macedonia

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2009
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1996
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