Compare LGBT Rights in Honduras & Malawi

Equality Index ?
46 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
5 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1899
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1984
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
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2024
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1899
N/A
Since 2011
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
21% Approve
79% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
38% Approve
62% 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)
27% Good place
60% Not a good place
3% Good place
96% Not a good place
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