- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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History
Homosexual activity in Maldives is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Illegal : Penalty from 100 lashes up to 8 years in Prison ( not enforced towards Travellers or Non Muslims )
Same-sex marriage in Maldives is not legal.
Current status
Not legal
Maldives does not recognize same-sex marriage or unions between same-sex couples.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Maldives is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Maldives, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Maldives is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
No laws in place.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Maldives is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Maldives is no protections.
Current status
Since Mar 6, 2017
Since Mar 6, 2017
No protections
As well as heavy social attitudes towards lgbt.
LGBT employment discrimination in Maldives is no protections.
Current status
Since Mar 6, 2017
Since Mar 6, 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Maldives is no protections.
Current status
Since Mar 6, 2017
Since Mar 6, 2017
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Maldives is single only.
Current status
Single only
Homosexuality is illegal. No laws outlawing adoption.
Serving openly in military in Maldives is don't ask, don't tell.
Current status
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Impossible to serve openly but there is no law criminalizing lgbt serving.
Blood donations by MSMs in Maldives is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Maldives is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Maldives is equal.
Current status
Equal
Homosexuality is illegal there. Set age of consent. for males and females.
Legal Rights
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This region's Equality Index is based on legal rights alone. Please submit survey results that show the public opinion of LGBTQ+ issues in Maldives to help improve its accuracy.
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Alternative names: Dhivehi Raajje/Maldives (local name)
