Compare LGBT Rights in Male & Gaaf Alif

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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