Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Uganda

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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Ambiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsN/AUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2021
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