Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Kenya

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1930
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsN/AAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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