Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Marshall Islands

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
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57 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 1988
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2011
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2005
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