Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
14 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-Affirming CareUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1992
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/AFemale equal, male N/A
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