Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Marshall Islands

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1988
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Illegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2005
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