Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Turkmenistan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1999
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Gender identity only
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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