Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Malawi

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
No censorship
Since 2011
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
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 adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
N/A
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