Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Maldives

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
70 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No 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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