Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Maldives

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipUnknown
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1999
Legal
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 only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1998
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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