Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & San Marino

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
71 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 1865
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2018
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 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSecond parent adoption only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 1958
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1865
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