Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Singapore

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
51 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2011
State-enforced
Since 1989
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1973
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 protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1990
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2023
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