Compare LGBT Rights in French Polynesia & Maldives

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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