Antananarivo is governed by federal Madagascar law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Banned
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✖ Unequal
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History

Homosexual activity in Antananarivo

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Homosexual activity in Antananarivo is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 17, 1972
Legal
Homosexuality is legal in Madagascar.
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Same-sex marriage in Antananarivo

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Same-sex marriage in Antananarivo is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Only heterosexual marriages are legally recognised within Madagascar.
Sources:
www.marryabroad.co.uk/how-to-mary-in-madagascar
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Antananarivo

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Antananarivo is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Madagascar, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Antananarivo

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Right to change legal gender in Antananarivo is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
There is no procedure to legally change your gender in Madagascar.
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Gender-affirming care in Antananarivo

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Gender-affirming care in Antananarivo is banned.

Current status
Banned
Gender-Affirming Care in Madagascar is banned
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Antananarivo

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Antananarivo is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
As there is no framework to legally change your gender in Madagascar, non-binary options are defacto not recognized.
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LGBT discrimination in Antananarivo

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LGBT discrimination in Antananarivo is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts
under sex discrimination. As well protection under Same sex section of the criminal code.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Antananarivo

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LGBT employment discrimination in Antananarivo is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There's no protections in employment.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Antananarivo

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LGBT housing discrimination in Antananarivo is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Antananarivo

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Same-sex adoption in Antananarivo is single only.

Current status
Single only
No laws in place.
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Intersex infant surgery in Antananarivo

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Intersex infant surgery in Antananarivo is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Antananarivo

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Serving openly in military in Antananarivo is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
It is legal to serve if you are LGB, Trans people can’t serve
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Blood donations by MSMs in Antananarivo

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Blood donations by MSMs in Antananarivo is legal.

Current status
Legal
No restrictions on donating blood.
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Conversion therapy in Antananarivo

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Conversion therapy in Antananarivo is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA, there's no ban on conversion therapy.
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Equal age of consent in Antananarivo

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Equal age of consent in Antananarivo is unequal.

Current status
Unequal under federal Madagascar law
Article 331, is 21 for homosexual acts
Sources:
refugeelegalaidinformation.…
gov.uk/guidance/living-in-m…~:text=a%20UK%20visa.-,Homosexuality,not%20exist%20in%20Malagasy%20law.
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