Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & Malawi

Equality Index ?
3 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
5 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1951
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1951
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
N/A
Since 2011
Public Opinion
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
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