Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Seychelles

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
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 in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
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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