Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Namibia

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2011
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2024
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