Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Senegal

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
4 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
4 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1972
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2007
Banned
Since 1989
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
No protections
Since 1966
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1966
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1966
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2005
Single only
Since 2017
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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