Compare LGBT Rights in Gabon & Maldives

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2020
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2024
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2016
No protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2020
N/A
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