Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
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