Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Afghanistan

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Since 2022
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 adoptionN/AN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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