Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Malawi

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
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Legal Index ?
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16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2005
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
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 adoptionIllegal
Since 2018
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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