- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Until Jun 1, 2023
History
Homosexual activity in Cook Islands is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 1, 2023
Since Jun 1, 2023
Legal
Under the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill any clauses that make consensual sexual acts between men illegal will be removed from the Crimes Act and will come into force on 1 June.
Until Jun 1, 2023
Male illegal, female legal
Men can receive up to 7 years in prison. (Decriminalization pending)
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Cook Islands is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Cook Islands, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Cook Islands is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Cook Islands is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Cook Islands is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Jul 1, 2013
Since Jul 1, 2013
Illegal in some contexts
only in employment.
LGBT employment discrimination in Cook Islands is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jul 1, 2013
Since Jul 1, 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Cook Island Criminal Code.
LGBT housing discrimination in Cook Islands is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Only in Employment.
Same-sex adoption in Cook Islands is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place.
Serving openly in military in Cook Islands is legal.
Current status
Since Feb 1, 1994
Since Feb 1, 1994
Legal
New Zealand responsible for defence.
Blood donations by MSMs in Cook Islands is legal.
Current status
Legal
Unknown.
Conversion therapy in Cook Islands is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Cook Islands is equal.
Current status
Equal
when Homosexuality bill passed.
Legal Rights
72 / 100
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Alternative names: The Cook Islands (local name)
