Compare LGBT Rights in Indonesia & Malawi

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
5 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 2002
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1974
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2008
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1973
Illegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2023
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal 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 militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 2002
N/A
Since 2011
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