Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Mozambique

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
46 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 2015
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Since 2004
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Sexual orientation only
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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