Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsN/ABanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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