Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Ethiopia

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
13 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2007
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2005
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2005
Illegal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1972
N/A
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