Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Malawi

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Illegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careN/ABanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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