Compare LGBT Rights in India & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
23 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
Public Opinion
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
58% Support
18% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
66% Agree
21% Disagree
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
37% Yes
37% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
26% Good place
43% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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