Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal
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 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2011
Equal
Since 2007
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