Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1972
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1980
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalFemale equal, male N/A
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