Compare LGBT Rights in Kazakhstan & Maldives

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 2004
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 1991
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
N/A
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