Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Samoa

Equality Index ?
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21 / 100
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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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