Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
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29 / 100
Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1995
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1995
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownParental approval required
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 1991
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
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