Compare LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands & Malawi

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
66 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
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 2001
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedNot legal
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Ambiguous
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
N/A
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