LGBT Rights in Chikwawa
District

💬 Join Equaldex's LGBTQ+ Discord to discuss LGBT rights and chat!

Public Opinion

Chikwawa is lacking public opinion data.

Help expand our understanding of the public's view on LGBTQ+ issues in Chikwawa by sharing a link to a survey from a reputable organization.

Suggest Public Opinion Data

Have you lived in or visited Chikwawa?

Share your experience of being LGBTQ+ in Chikwawa.

Take Survey

History

Homosexual activity in Chikwawa

?

Homosexual activity in Chikwawa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex marriage in Chikwawa

?

Same-sex marriage in Chikwawa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Censorship of LGBT issues in Chikwawa

?

Censorship of LGBT issues in Chikwawa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Right to change legal gender in Chikwawa

?

Right to change legal gender in Chikwawa is illegal.

Current status
Since 2015
Illegal under federal Malawi law
Trans Malawians have been denied recognition since the Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act in 2015, which determines sex as being the gender assigned at birth. They also face criminalisation under laws against cross-dressing.
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.
Report error  ·  Log

Gender-affirming care in Chikwawa

?

Gender-affirming care in Chikwawa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Chikwawa

?

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Chikwawa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Chikwawa

?

LGBT discrimination in Chikwawa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in Chikwawa

?

LGBT employment discrimination in Chikwawa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Chikwawa

?

LGBT housing discrimination in Chikwawa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Chikwawa

?

Same-sex adoption in Chikwawa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Chikwawa

?

Intersex infant surgery in Chikwawa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Chikwawa

?

Serving openly in military in Chikwawa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Chikwawa

?

Blood donations by MSMs in Chikwawa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Chikwawa

?

Conversion therapy in Chikwawa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Equal age of consent in Chikwawa

?

Equal age of consent in Chikwawa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown