Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Qatar

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1915
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1915
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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