Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Maldives

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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