Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Malawi

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Since 2011
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2020
Banned
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 adoptionN/AUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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