Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Burundi

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
22 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
4 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipFine as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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