Compare LGBT Rights in Kiribati & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1892
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)
Since 1987
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
Public Opinion
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