Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Montenegro

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
55 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
35 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2012
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1977
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
15% Did not mention homosexuals
85% Mentioned homosexuals
28% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
1% Justifiable
96% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
11% Agree
63% Disagree
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
20% Good place
68% Not a good place
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