Compare LGBT Rights in French Polynesia & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
22 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1985
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1975
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnequal
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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