Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Suriname

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBannedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2015
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