Compare LGBT Rights in Djibouti & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
22 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1995
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2011
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
Since 1972
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
12% Tolerate
88% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
11% Tolerate
89% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
9% Good place
86% Not a good place
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