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
Law
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
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknownUnknown
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
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Did not mention homosexuals
94% Mentioned homosexuals
52% Did not mention homosexuals
48% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
1% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
13% Yes
85% No
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
7% Yes
93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
6% Yes
94% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
7% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
97% No
18% Yes
80% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
12% Good place
81% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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