Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Somalia

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousOther punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
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/AUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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