Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Mayotte

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
88 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
88 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionN/ALegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1982
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