Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2011
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 1947
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