Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Malawi

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
5 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/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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