Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Malawi

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
5 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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