Compare LGBT Rights in Antarctica & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2016
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderN/AIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2001
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationN/ANo protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationN/ANo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationN/ANo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyN/ANot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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