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LGBT Rights in North Region

The laws displayed for North are the same as Maldives.
    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
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in North

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Homosexual activity in North 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.
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Same-sex marriage in North

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Same-sex marriage in North is not legal.

Current status
Not legal
Maldives does not recognize same-sex marriage or unions between same-sex couples.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in North

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in North is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Maldives, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in North

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Right to change legal gender in North is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
No laws in place.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in North

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in North is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in North

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LGBT discrimination in North is no protections.

Current status
Since Mar 6, 2017
No protections
As well as heavy social attitudes towards lgbt.
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LGBT employment discrimination in North

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LGBT employment discrimination in North is no protections.

Current status
Since Mar 6, 2017
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in North

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LGBT housing discrimination in North is no protections.

Current status
Since Mar 6, 2017
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in North

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Same-sex adoption in North is single only.

Current status
Single only
Homosexuality is illegal. No laws outlawing adoption.
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Serving openly in military in North

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Serving openly in military in North 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.
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Blood donations by MSMs in North

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Blood donations by MSMs in North is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in North

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Conversion therapy in North is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Maldives.
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Equal age of consent in North

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Equal age of consent in North is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal there.
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