Compare LGBT Rights in Djibouti & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
29 / 100
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage
(ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014)
Region not surveyed
24% Yes
55% No
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedNot legal
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2011
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
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