Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Malawi

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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