Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1999
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 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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