Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Kyrgyzstan

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
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45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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