Compare LGBT Rights in Guatemala & Malawi

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
5 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1871
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1963
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2007
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 consentEqual
Since 1871
N/A
Since 2011
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
59% Did not mention homosexuals
41% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
15% Justifiable
54% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
25% Agree
44% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
23% Approve
77% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
32% Approve
68% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
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)
29% Good place
65% Not a good place
3% Good place
96% Not a good place
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