Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Suriname

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 1869
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2011
Equal
Since 2015
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