Compare LGBT Rights in Cuba & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
84 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
73 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage
(ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014)
Region not surveyed
24% Yes
55% No
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1979
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Not legal
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2022
Illegal
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1993
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 1979
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1979
Unequal
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