Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
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