Compare LGBT Rights in Madagascar & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1890
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2007
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/AN/A
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 protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1972
Equal
Since 1890
Public Opinion
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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