Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Palau

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Bathroom accessUnknownNo explicit protections
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2014
Public Opinion
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