Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Uganda

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2011
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1902
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