Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
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