Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Malawi

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
5 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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