Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & New Caledonia

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
71 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 1853
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1984
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