Compare LGBT Rights in Malawi & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsN/AAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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