Compare LGBT Rights in Gibraltar & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
85 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
63 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2016
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1971
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 2013
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2011
N/A
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