- Homosexuality⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Marriage⚭✖ Not legal
- Changing GenderAmbiguous
- Adoption✖ Single only
- Discrimination✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination✖ No protections
- Military✔ Legal
- Donating Blood✔ Legal
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Conversion TherapyAmbiguous
History
Current status
Not legal
Maldives does not recognize same-sex marriage or unions between same-sex couples.
Current status
Single only
Homosexuality is illegal. No laws outlawing adoption.
Current status
(since Mar 6, 2017)
(since Mar 6, 2017)
No protections
As well as heavy social attitudes towards lgbt.
Current status
(since Mar 6, 2017)
(since Mar 6, 2017)
No protections
No
Current status
(since Mar 6, 2017)
(since Mar 6, 2017)
No protections
No
Current status
Legal
Impossible to serve openly but there is no law criminalizing lgbt serving.
Current status
Equal
Homosexuality is illegal there. Set age of consent. for males and females.
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Alternative names: Dhivehi Raajje/Maldives (local name)
