Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
7 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2007
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
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
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2005
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1972
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1861
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