Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Afghanistan

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 2000
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1919
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1919
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1919
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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