Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Philippines

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
56 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
58 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1988
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2007
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 1992
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsN/ABanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2021
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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