Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Palau

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2008
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
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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