Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Saint Helena

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
86 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2011
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careBannedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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