Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & United Arab Emirates

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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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