Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & Malawi

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
12 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
5 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownProtected in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryParental approval required
Since 1989
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2001
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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