Compare LGBT Rights in Kazakhstan & Maldives

Equality Index ?
36 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1991
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1995
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2024
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryParental approval required
Since 2022
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 1991
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
N/A
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