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LGBT Rights in Madagascar

    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    Unknown
    Non-binary gender recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✖ Unequal

Public opinion polls in particular regions of Madagascar have found that homophobic beliefs persist.

History

Homosexual activity in Madagascar

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Homosexual activity in Madagascar is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 17, 1972
Legal
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Same-sex marriage in Madagascar

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Same-sex marriage in Madagascar is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Sources:
www.marryabroad.co.uk/how-to-mary-in-madagascar
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Madagascar

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Madagascar is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Madagascar, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Madagascar

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Right to change legal gender in Madagascar is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Madagascar

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Madagascar is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Madagascar

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LGBT discrimination in Madagascar is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts
under sex discrimination. As well protection under Same sex section of the criminal code.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Madagascar

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LGBT employment discrimination in Madagascar is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There's no protections in employment.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Madagascar

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LGBT housing discrimination in Madagascar is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Madagascar

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Same-sex adoption in Madagascar is single only.

Current status
Single only
No laws in place.
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Serving openly in military in Madagascar

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Serving openly in military in Madagascar is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
It is legal to serve if you are LGB, Trans people can’t serve
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Blood donations by MSMs in Madagascar

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Blood donations by MSMs in Madagascar is legal.

Current status
Legal
No restrictions on donating blood.
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Conversion therapy in Madagascar

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Conversion therapy in Madagascar is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA, there's no ban on conversion therapy.
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Equal age of consent in Madagascar

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Equal age of consent in Madagascar is unequal.

Current status
Unequal
Nevertheless Article 331
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LGBT Rights by Province

View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Madagascar.