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| Region | Malawi |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There is no explicit ban or restriction on LGBTIQ+ people serving in the military of Malawi. However, homosexuality is illegal, and Article 74 of the Defence Force Act punishes "indecent or unnatural" conduct with two years' imprisonment which could be used to persecute LGBTIQ+ soldiers. |
| Sources | https://malawilii.org/akn/mw/act/2004/11/eng@2018-02-02# |
Revision History (17)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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| Value | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Description | Homosexuality is illegal. | There is no explicit ban or restriction on LGBTIQ+ people serving in the military of Malawi. However, homosexuality is illegal, and Article 74 of the Defence Force Act punishes "indecent or unnatural" conduct with two years' imprisonment which could be used to persecute LGBTIQ+ soldiers. |
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| Sources | https://www.forktip.com/lgbt-couple-safety-worldwide | https://malawilii.org/akn/mw/act/2004/11/eng@2018-02-02# |
edited by JordanB3047
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| Value | Legal | Illegal |
| Description | Although homosexuality is currently illegal. | Homosexuality is illegal. |
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| Value | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal |
| Description | no laws that I can find prohibiting lgbt from serving. However no discrimination protections exist. | Although homosexuality is currently illegal. |
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| Description | no laws that I can find prohibiting lgbt from serving. | no laws that I can find prohibiting lgbt from serving. However no discrimination protections exist. |
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal |
| Description | Not laws found | no laws that I can find prohibiting lgbt from serving. |
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Illegal | Ambiguous |
| Description | No | Not laws found |
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| Description | No information. | No |
| Sources | No | https://www.forktip.com/lgbt-couple-safety-worldwide |
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Illegal | Ambiguous |
| Description | No | No information. |
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Illegal |
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| Value | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | N/A | Illegal |
| Description | don't have a military. | No |
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| Description | I think they don't have a military. | don't have a military. |