Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Malawi

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
67 / 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 2022
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2018
Not 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 only
Since 2020
Ambiguous
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
N/A
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