Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2011
No censorship
Since 2008
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 in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2008
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