Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Ethiopia

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2005
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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