Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Turkey

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2007
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2005
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1972
Equal
Since 1858
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