Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Montserrat

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
53 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionN/AUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Bathroom accessPartially restrictedUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 2001
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
15% Did not mention homosexuals
85% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
1% Justifiable
96% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
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