Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Thailand

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 1956
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
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