Male is governed by federal Maldives law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- 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
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Homosexual activity in Male 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)
Same-sex marriage in Male is banned.
Current status
Banned
Maldives does not recognize same-sex marriage or unions between same-sex couples.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Male 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 Male is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No laws in place to legally change one's gender.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Male is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
LGBT discrimination in Male is no protections.
Current status
Since Mar 6, 2017
No protections
As well as heavy social attitudes towards lgbt.
LGBT employment discrimination in Male is no protections.
Current status
Since Mar 6, 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Male is no protections.
Current status
Since Mar 6, 2017
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Male is single only.
Current status
Single only
Homosexuality is illegal. No laws outlawing adoption.
Serving openly in military in Male is don't ask, don't tell.
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Impossible to serve openly but there is no law criminalizing lgbt serving.
Conversion therapy in Male is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Maldives.
Equal age of consent in Male is n/a.
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N/A
Homosexuality is illegal there.
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Alternative names: Maale, Mâle