Compare LGBT Rights in India & Malawi

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2011
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Legal
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
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