Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Maldives

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
N/A
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