Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
23 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessPartially restrictedRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)
Since 1987
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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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