Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Saint Helena

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
86 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionN/ALegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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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