Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Maldives

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
Ambiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Restricted
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 adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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