Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Burundi

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
10 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2007
Banned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipFine as punishment
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1972
N/A
Since 2009
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
12% Tolerate
88% Not tolerate
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
11% Tolerate
89% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
9% Good place
86% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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