Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Zambia

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2005
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