Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Uzbekistan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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