Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Malawi

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
5 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1999
Restricted
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 only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1998
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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