Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Malawi

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
5 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2011
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
24% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
10% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
14% Yes
83% No
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
14% Tolerate
84% Not tolerate
6% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
9% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
5% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
8% Yes
90% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
11% Good place
83% Not a good place
3% Good place
96% Not a good place
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