Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & Malawi

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
5 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
N/A
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