Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Mongolia

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionN/AUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1992
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