Compare LGBT Rights in Christmas Island & Malawi

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2011
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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