Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Malta

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyAmbiguousBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1998
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