Compare LGBT Rights in Tuvalu & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
55 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/ALegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Bathroom accessUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AUnknown
Public Opinion
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