Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
53 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsN/ALegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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