Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & Maldives

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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