Compare LGBT Rights in Côte d’Ivoire & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
23 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2019
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)
Since 1987
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
18% Tolerate
79% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
90% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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