Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Norfolk Island

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
91 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
91 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownIntersex only
Since 2011
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownN/A
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownN/A
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Since 2025
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1994
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