Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Maldives

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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