Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1972
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2007
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2005
N/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
Since 1932
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