Compare LGBT Rights in Cook Islands & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2000
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1982
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1826
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 1989
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