Compare LGBT Rights in Côte d’Ivoire & Malawi

Equality Index ?
24 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
33 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2019
No censorship
Since 2011
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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