Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Senegal

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1989
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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