Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
76 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 1994
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
Unequal
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