Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2007
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2005
Illegal
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
Since 1862
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