Compare LGBT Rights in Lithuania & Maldives

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
26 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2000
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2015
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
N/A
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