Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Malta

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1972
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
Illegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1998
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