Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & North Korea

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2009
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