Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2021
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2023
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