Compare LGBT Rights in Libya & Malawi

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
5 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1953
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1951
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1953
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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