Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
23 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
27% Good Place
0%
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
30% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
4% Agree
72% Disagree
Region not surveyed
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)
2% Good place
77% Not a good place
9% Good place
86% Not a good place
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2005-2009)
2% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2005-2009)
18% Did not mention homosexuals
82% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
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