Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Thailand

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2025
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 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
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