Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Malawi

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
5 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
N/A
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