Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan, Lebanon, & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
16 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
18 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
15 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBannedBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2018
LegalBanned
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2013
N/A
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