Originally Posted by
coolbeans202
My husband and I just got married and are planning a stop in the Maldives as part of our honeymoon. I don't have first hand experience, but what I've gathered is that as long as we stay out of the capital or non-resort areas we'd be fine. For the kind of money your expected to spend, the resort staff better not care.
Edit: Here is a helpful article from Passport magazine (which is geared toward gay travelers).
http://passportmagazine.com/whats-new-in-the-maldives/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_r...n_the_Maldives (Penalty: Up to death. Sharia law applies. Whippings, house arrest, deportation, and up to 6 years in jail. Vigilante attacks and executions occur.)
You are most certainly not under Sharia Law as a tourist, but the question might be allowed why we should support countries where such wordings exist. There are many civilized destinations in the world. For myself I would even not fly a MEA carrier fr the reason: human rights, women rights and gay rights.