Current Version
| Region | Malawi |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | Feb 8, 2011 |
| End Date | Apr 16, 2015 |
| Description | In Malawi, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics since the 2011 repeal of a law prohibiting "men from having long hair." However, new legislation in 2015 criminalised trans people once again. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/malawi/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120303065942/http://www.iglhrc.org/binary-data/ATTACHMENT/file/000/000/488-1.pdf https://media.malawilii.org/files/legislation/akn-mw-act-1929-22-eng-2014-12-31.pdf https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/malawi-challenging-refusal-of-admission-to-school/ https://www.businessmalawi.com/files/ACB/Malawi-Penal-Code-Criminal-Law.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200804023628/https://malawilii.org/mw/legislation/act/2015/4 |
Revision History (4)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Turns out the 2015 same-sex marriage ban has some legal restrictions on trans identity as well.
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| End Date | (none) | Apr 16, 2015 |
| Description | In Malawi, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics since the 2011 repeal of a law prohibiting "men from having long hair." | In Malawi, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics since the 2011 repeal of a law prohibiting "men from having long hair." However, new legislation in 2015 criminalised trans people once again. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/malawi/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120303065942/http://www.iglhrc.org/binary-data/ATTACHMENT/file/000/000/488-1.pdf https://media.malawilii.org/files/legislation/akn-mw-act-1929-22-eng-2014-12-31.pdf https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/malawi-challenging-refusal-of-admission-to-school/ https://www.businessmalawi.com/files/ACB/Malawi-Penal-Code-Criminal-Law.pdf | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/malawi/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120303065942/http://www.iglhrc.org/binary-data/ATTACHMENT/file/000/000/488-1.pdf https://media.malawilii.org/files/legislation/akn-mw-act-1929-22-eng-2014-12-31.pdf https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/malawi-challenging-refusal-of-admission-to-school/ https://www.businessmalawi.com/files/ACB/Malawi-Penal-Code-Criminal-Law.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200804023628/https://malawilii.org/mw/legislation/act/2015/4 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding info on previous censorship law.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Feb 8, 2011 |
| Description | In Malawi, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In Malawi, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics since the 2011 repeal of a law prohibiting "men from having long hair." |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/malawi/ | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/malawi/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120303065942/http://www.iglhrc.org/binary-data/ATTACHMENT/file/000/000/488-1.pdf https://media.malawilii.org/files/legislation/akn-mw-act-1929-22-eng-2014-12-31.pdf https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/malawi-challenging-refusal-of-admission-to-school/ https://www.businessmalawi.com/files/ACB/Malawi-Penal-Code-Criminal-Law.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding a source.
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/malawi/ |