Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Niger

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
12 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
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 careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellAmbiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2011
Unequal
Since 2016
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
6% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
5% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
9% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
96% Not a good place
4% Good place
95% Not a good place
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