Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Eritrea

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsN/ABanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1957
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