Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
N/A
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