Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Russia

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Varies by Region
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 1995
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2011
Varies by Region
Since 1996
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