Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Syria

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1972
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2007
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2005
Ambiguous
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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