Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Eritrea

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1957
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