Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Comoros

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1982
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2011
N/A
Since 1982
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
6% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
5% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
96% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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