Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Malawi

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
5 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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