Compare LGBT Rights in Cuba & Maldives

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
81 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
70 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1979
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2008
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2022
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1993
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 1979
Legal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1979
N/A
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