Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Malawi

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
12 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
N/A
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