Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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