Compare LGBT Rights in Antarctica & Malawi

Equality Index ?Not enough data
8 / 100
Legal Index ?Not enough data
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
5 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityN/AIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageN/ABanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesN/AImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderN/AIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderN/ANot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsN/AUnknown
LGBT discriminationN/AIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationN/ANo protections
LGBT housing discriminationN/ANo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryN/ANot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsN/AAmbiguous
Conversion therapyN/ANot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2011
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
6% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
5% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
3% Good place
96% Not a good place
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