Compare LGBT Rights in Djibouti & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1995
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 2016
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2011
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessPartially restrictedRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)
Since 1987
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Public Opinion
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