- Homosexuality
- ⚢Unknown
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭Unknown
- Censorship
- Unknown
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- Unknown
- Employment Discrimination
- Unknown
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Balaka is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Right to change legal gender in Balaka is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Since 2010
Legal, but requires surgery under federal Malawi law
National Registration Act 13 of 2010 :
Section 20(1) provides that where a change in particulars of a registered
person materially affect his registration, the district registrar shall record
the change and notify the Director of the circumstances and recommend
that the person be issued with a new identity card.
Section 21(1) provides that every registered person may, when he is
satisfied that his appearance has changed so as to make it likely that his
identity may be questioned, apply to the district registrar for the issue of
a new card with a more recent photograph.
Section 20(1) provides that where a change in particulars of a registered
person materially affect his registration, the district registrar shall record
the change and notify the Director of the circumstances and recommend
that the person be issued with a new identity card.
Section 21(1) provides that every registered person may, when he is
satisfied that his appearance has changed so as to make it likely that his
identity may be questioned, apply to the district registrar for the issue of
a new card with a more recent photograph.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Balaka is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT employment discrimination in Balaka is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT housing discrimination in Balaka is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Intersex infant surgery in Balaka is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Balaka is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMs in Balaka is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
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