Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
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