Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Malawi

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
5 / 100
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1943
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
N/A
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