Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
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