Compare LGBT Rights in Guinea & Maldives

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1988
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1988
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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