Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2011
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