Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Malawi

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
4% Good Place
0%
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
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageNot legalNot legal
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyAmbiguous
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1998
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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