Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
18 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
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 MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Bathroom accessPartially restrictedUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/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
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
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