Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1999
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
24% Justifiable
23% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
67% Agree
19% Disagree
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
21% Good place
41% Not a good place
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