Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Saint Lucia

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
17 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2007
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/AUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1972
Equal
Since 2025
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
11% Approve
89% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
23% Approve
78% Disapprove
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
12% Tolerate
88% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
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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