Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Bangladesh

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1860
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Restricted
Since 1969
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2017
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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