Compare LGBT Rights in Mali

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
90% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
11% Tolerate
89% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
95% Not a good place
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