Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2011
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1862
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