Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Tajikistan

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35 / 100
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2007
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
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 discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2005
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1972
Unknown
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