Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal & Maldives

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageAmbiguous
Since 2024
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2007
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2015
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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