💬 NEW! Join Equaldex's LGBTQ+ Discord to discuss LGBT rights and chat!

LGBT Rights in Maldives

    Homosexuality
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Not legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    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
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A

Public Opinion

Public opinion in Maldives has shown a widespread rejection of LGBTQ+ rights, reflecting a critical situation for LGBTQ+ individuals, based on limited public opinion data in Maldives.

Maldives is missing public opinion data.

Help expand our understanding of the public's view on LGBTQ+ issues in Maldives by sharing a link to a survey from a reputable organization.

Suggest Public Opinion Data

History

Homosexual activity in Maldives

?

Homosexual activity in Maldives is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Penalty from 100 lashes up to 8 years in prison (not enforced towards Travellers or Non Muslims)
Added by robertshippey  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Mar 6, 2017–Sep 9, 2018
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
1 to 9 years in prison and 10 to 30 whipping. Not enforced.
Added by Ausyk  ·  0 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Same-sex marriage in Maldives

?

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.
Added by danlev  ·  0 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Censorship of LGBT Issues in Maldives

?

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.
Added by equaldex  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Right to change legal gender in Maldives

?

Right to change legal gender in Maldives is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws in place to legally change one's gender.
Added by Ausyk  ·  0 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Maldives

?

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Maldives is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
Added by Notdog1996  ·  0 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

LGBT discrimination in Maldives

?

LGBT discrimination in Maldives is no protections.

Current status
Since Mar 6, 2017
No protections
As well as heavy social attitudes towards lgbt.
Added by Ausyk  ·  0 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

LGBT employment discrimination in Maldives

?

LGBT employment discrimination in Maldives is no protections.

Current status
Since Mar 6, 2017
No protections
Added by Ausyk  ·  0 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

LGBT housing discrimination in Maldives

?

LGBT housing discrimination in Maldives is no protections.

Current status
Since Mar 6, 2017
No protections
Added by Ausyk  ·  0 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Same-sex adoption in Maldives

?

Same-sex adoption in Maldives is single only.

Current status
Single only
Homosexuality is illegal. No laws outlawing adoption.
Added by Ausyk  ·  0 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Serving openly in military in Maldives

?

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.
Added by Ausyk  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Blood donations by MSMs in Maldives

?

Blood donations by MSMs in Maldives is legal.

Current status
Legal
Added by Ausyk  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Conversion therapy in Maldives

?

Conversion therapy in Maldives is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Maldives.
Added by Ausyk  ·  0 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Equal age of consent in Maldives

?

Equal age of consent in Maldives is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal there.
Added by Ausyk  ·  0 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log


LGBT Rights by administrative atoll

View the LGBT laws in each individual administrative atoll of Maldives.