Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
33 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Unequal
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