Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & British Indian Ocean Territory

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
95 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Unknown
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Since 1966
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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