Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Nepal

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
77 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2011
Equal
Since 2007
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