Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
29 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1871
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Since 1826
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1983
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1826
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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