Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Trinidad and Tobago

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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
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 recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2025
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