Compare LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands & Malawi

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2011
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
N/A
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