Compare LGBT Rights in Côte d’Ivoire & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2019
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1982
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1826
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
Since 1989
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