Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Ethiopia

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
13 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1972
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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