Compare LGBT Rights in Gabon & Malawi

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
5 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2020
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2024
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2020
N/A
Since 2011
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