Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Saint Lucia

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsN/ALegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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