Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Maldives

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipUnknown
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2000
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 adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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